The production values overall are top-notch, particularly the harrowing plane crash - which remarkably was accomplished in one shot. The film also has a lilting, piano -heavy score from composer Ramin Djawadi that helps drive the story on its own terms, even heightening weather effects like pounding wind. Abu-Assad also is helped by Winslet and Elba, who give it all their pure movie-star best and make you believe they could fall for each other amid life-threatening chaos. It was shot in the Purcell Mountains in British Columbia. He is helped enormously by the camerawork of cinematographer Mandy Walker, who has some pretty spectacular locations to work with. Mills Goodloe, Oscar nominated director Hani Abu-Assad ( Paradise Now, Omar) gets his first shot at a big studio picture and doesn’t disappoint as he keeps it all grounded in a very human way. Working from a script by Chris Weitz and J. Adding some lightness to it all is an adorable dog (Raleigh) who turns the pair into a trio as they try to figure a way off this mountain. Yes, this is a story of survival under the most harsh circumstances but also a tribute to the perseverance of the human spirit and connection to each other, even total strangers. As the weather gets progressively colder, their relationship born out of tragedy warms up, secrets are revealed and past lives uncovered.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |