Synopsis
Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.
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Cast
- Liam NeesonNarrator
- Natasha RichardsonRuth Mallory (voice)
- Conrad AnkerGeorge Mallory
- Ralph FiennesGeorge Mallory (voice)
- Leo HouldingAndrew 'Sandy' Irvine
Recommendations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
"Dream" brings together so much history, sheer adventure and terrifying moments. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Herman Melville would have dug this film. Because at bottom, it's less about the epic struggle of human vs. nature, or the soaring ambitions of the human spirit than about obsession. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
The soul of the film is the relationship between mountain-obsessed Mallory and his wife, Ruth, who corresponded in beautifully written letters brought to life by Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson. - 70
Variety
A solid, gorgeous-looking documentary marred only slightly by a tendency to bury the lead -- namely, its subject, George Mallory. - 70
Los Angeles Times
What happened to these men on that ascent is fascinating, though factors like differences in gear between 1924 and today means that definitively answering the question of how far Mallory climbed is not possible. Which seems, somehow, just as it ought to be. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
The voices of Liam Neeson -- as the film's narrator -- and his late wife, Richardson, inevitably add to the project's poignance. - 50
Village Voice
Everest looks suitably majestic in this IMAX documentary, though five different expeditions on the peak are awkwardly cobbled into one dubious narrative. - 50
The A.V. Club
Given the subject matter, the answer to "Why watch this doc?" should be "Because it is fantastic." But Geffen, like Everest, will have to settle for "Because it is there."
