Also, as Rob's pregnant wife Jan and Beck's wife Peach, Keira Knightley and Robin Wright are both emotionally vivid and excel in thankless roles that mostly require them to act worried and wait by the phone. On the other hand, Emily Watson does a lot with a little, relaying heartbreaking emotion as Helen Wilton, the base camp's mother hen. Likewise, Jake Gyllenhaal doesn't get a lot to play, either, usually seen laying about and drinking as cocky, laid-back American dude Scott Fischer. As mailman Doug Hansen, who's driven by wanting to prove to his children that they, too, can achieve their dreams, character actor John Hawkes brings his usual Everyman quality, but he doesn't get a whole lot else to do. Introducing himself as "100% Texas," Josh Brolin's gung-ho Beck Weathers might come the closest to having a personality. Receiving top billing, Jason Clarke might be the most affecting as selfless leader Rob Hall, who already calls his unborn child "Sarah" and promises his wife that he will return back home. Nothing against any of the performances, but each character is only identified with a defining trait or a one-line backstory. The gigantic cast portraying real people is an excellent roster of talent to have attached to a film, and all of them push themselves, looking frozen to the bone. Touching the top, they all begin their way down as a brutal snowstorm blows their way, freezes their oxygen tanks, and strands the teams in "The Death Zone." Among the climbers are filthy-rich Texan doctor Beck Weathers (Josh Brolin), who's climbing against the wishes of his wife Peach (Robin Wright) divorced postal worker Doug Hansen (John Hawkes) and Japanese woman Yasuko Namba (Naoko Mori), who hopes to be the first woman to climb all "Seven Summits." After landing in Nepal and making preliminary runs before their attempt to reach the summit, thirty-four climbers spread over into three groups and make their ascent. The film follows New Zealander Rob Hall (Jason Clarke), the leader of the Adventure Consultants group's expedition, as he leaves pregnant wife Jan (Kiera Knightley) at home to go train his clients and climb the planet's highest mountain on May 10, 1996. "Everest" sluggishly takes its time getting to the summit of Mount Everest, but doesn't even take full advantage of that uphill climb in letting the viewer get a true sense of who any of these flimsily drawn people are or why they do what they do.
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