There are some films that are classics because they do not have any women in them; such as Full Metal Jacket, 12 Angry Men, A Few Good Men, The Alamo, Saving Private Ryan (except the great mother scene), and others. Conversely, there are several classics that feature women, where men are merely props; such as Two Women, Sophies Choice, The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Devil Wears Prada, Queen Elizabeth, and several others. I believe this is one of those films that should have jettisoned the daughter and the female assistant; neither of which push the story forward with intensity. The dynamics among the men are what makes this film tick (like Glengary Glenross). The director fumbled the ball on the goal line with this one. Also unclear was why the US wanted Argentina to keep them out of the game. If those two things were made crystal clear in two hours, this would have been a classic; but......
Review of The Summit
