But the melodramatic elaboration on Elba's character's wife's terminal illness and Winslet's character listening to the tape repeatedly and of course being caught red-handed were very much on the cringeworthy side. The only thing that could have made it worse and more unrealistic would have been if they depicted Winslet's man as an unlikable character. Sadly, in terms of the romance, this was so bad at times that you could call it a negative deal-breaker almost and I could not blame you. I don't know how it is handled in the book as I have not read it which you should always consider when checking out this review.

This came out of nowhere really and went very much against all we witnessed before in terms of the characters and their mannerisms and justifying this scene with how much of an extreme situation they were in is not enough for me personally, at least not the way it was elaborated on in here. Sadly, there were nonetheless scenes and moments that did not work out so well, like the arguments mostly, especially the first when he hear Elba's character accuse Winslet's that it is indeed her fault and that she holds him back. From the 'alone in the wilderness' perspective, this was certainly well done and is on par with classics like 'Cast Away', 'Thr3e'/'Survival Island' and the recent 'All Is Lost'. It is the story of a surgeon and a journalist surviving an airplane crash and fighting for survival in the snowy mountains.

The fact that I like them both quite a lot certainly helped me personally in enjoying this one overall. As for the cast, it's all about Idris Elba and Kate Winslet and nobody else. The director is successful Israeli filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad in his first film transitioning to Hollywood and one of the writers adapting the novel is Oscar nominee Chris Weitz. 'The Mountain Between Us' is a new American movie from this year (2017) that runs for 110 minutes approximately and is based on a novel by Charles Martin, apparently his first work making it to the (big) screen.

Reviewed by Horst_In_Translation 6 / 10 Really messes up the romance component, but the story of survival was fine overall Ben, Alex, and Walter's dog survive the crash with various injuries. Walter, who has not filed a flight plan, suffers a fatal stroke mid-flight, and the plane crashes on a mountaintop in the High Uintas Wilderness. Ben Bass and photojournalist Alex Martin hire private pilot Walter to get them to Denver for connecting flights to Alex's wedding in New York and Ben's emergency surgery appointment in Baltimore. After their flight is canceled due to stormy weather, neurosurgeon Dr.

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