
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Boxoffice MagazinePam GradyPart saga of days gone by, part psychological portrait of the mountaineering spirit, as well as a tale of adventure, Anthony Geffen's documentary will rivet fans of the sport and history buffs alike. |
| The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt"Dream" brings together so much history, sheer adventure and terrifying moments. |
| Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniHerman 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. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubThe 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. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsThe multiple cameras that shadow Anker and his novice partner provide unprecedented images. But they also raise unintended questions about the vanishing frontier. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerIt's all a bit hokey, though the mountaineering footage is often spectacular. |
| VarietyAndrew BarkerA solid, gorgeous-looking documentary marred only slightly by a tendency to bury the lead -- namely, its subject, George Mallory. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranWhat 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. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe voices of Liam Neeson -- as the film's narrator -- and his late wife, Richardson, inevitably add to the project's poignance. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisThe most powerful moment in the film is a tiny one. Anker and his Irvine, Leo Houlding, plan to reenact most of Mallory's climb wearing gabardine and hobnail boots instead of North Face and Gore-Tex. |