You'd think they would take bits and pieces from the ten episode series (which I never saw or knew existed) to fill in the 108 min runtime, but instead, you get 80% NatGeo repetitive scenic shots of mountains and landscapes, and 20% story that was riddled with plot and technical issues, and melodramatics with sappy dialogue and just as sappy score.
For that matter, with all the negative feedback for the series, why did the writers and producers feel the need to punish audiences with the same boring story? This may have worked as a short film, but the ridiculously repetitive scenes full of filler and lack of any real interesting and suspenseful substance, made the 108 min runtime feel endless. Why even have the entire Life House portion at the beginning, when it was irrelevant to the rest of the story? If it was to portray her mental health issues, there was plenty of time during the long boring survival treks to bring that conversation up. Clearly terrible writing and poor directing is what failed this film, and that's too bad, because in the right hands, the concept actually had potential.
To make matters worse, there were so many parts that were lazily written and dumb, it became cringeworthy quickly. For example, even a professional mountain/cliff climber would barely attempt the unbelievable treks that conveniently ended on the edges of all these cliffs and the climbs downwards. And no matter how dumb you are, why would anyone leave a crash site? So what if a storm is coming, the fuselage is still the best protection, with supplies right there to use and the best chance for survival, let alone the best chance for a rescue. To not know where you are and start walking without rhyme or reason, is just lazy and dumb writing.
Don't waste your time with this sloth, even if you've seen the series and are the few who enjoyed it, I promise you this film will bore you. It's a very generous 5/10 from me, all going to the excellent cinematography and fairly decent performances by Turner and Hawkins.
For that matter, with all the negative feedback for the series, why did the writers and producers feel the need to punish audiences with the same boring story? This may have worked as a short film, but the ridiculously repetitive scenes full of filler and lack of any real interesting and suspenseful substance, made the 108 min runtime feel endless. Why even have the entire Life House portion at the beginning, when it was irrelevant to the rest of the story? If it was to portray her mental health issues, there was plenty of time during the long boring survival treks to bring that conversation up. Clearly terrible writing and poor directing is what failed this film, and that's too bad, because in the right hands, the concept actually had potential.
To make matters worse, there were so many parts that were lazily written and dumb, it became cringeworthy quickly. For example, even a professional mountain/cliff climber would barely attempt the unbelievable treks that conveniently ended on the edges of all these cliffs and the climbs downwards. And no matter how dumb you are, why would anyone leave a crash site? So what if a storm is coming, the fuselage is still the best protection, with supplies right there to use and the best chance for survival, let alone the best chance for a rescue. To not know where you are and start walking without rhyme or reason, is just lazy and dumb writing.
Don't waste your time with this sloth, even if you've seen the series and are the few who enjoyed it, I promise you this film will bore you. It's a very generous 5/10 from me, all going to the excellent cinematography and fairly decent performances by Turner and Hawkins.