This is the @puremovies review of Beyond The Edge, directed by Leanne Pooley and starring Chad Moffitt. The latest cinematic retelling of Colonel John Hunt's successful 1953 expedition is an ambitious combination of period recordings, dramatic staged scenes from the Southern Alps, new footage from mountaineer-cameraman Mark Whetu's recent journey to the top, with logistical and geographic animations throughout. Unfortunately the consequence is an unsettling mutant snowscape, which lacks the ability to support enough insightful depth to create any enduring pertinence. This time-worn story is retold without meaningful probing, fresh technical disclosure and with the warmth to match the mountain itself. Sir Edmund Hillary, formidable Kiwi beekeeper-cum-superhero, is played by the largely silent (and large - 192cm) Chad Moffitt. While it's quite gratifying to watch him stride across the snow to the unbridled feist of the soundtrack, it doesn't fill the cavernous personality-shaped lacuna which stretches the length of the film.
- 6/8/2014
- by Camilla Brown
- Pure Movies
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