Infinite Storm

Name: Infinite Storm
Genre: Drama
Released: March 25, 2022
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 56
Cast: Arya Petric, Billy Howle, Brina Merhar, Denis O'Hare, Eliot Sumner

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Bleecker Street Media | Release Date: March 25, 2022 | R

Starring: Arya Petric, Billy Howle, Brina Merhar, Denis O'Hare, Eliot Sumner, Joshua Rollins, Kaja Dolenc, Karin Putrih, Naomi Watts, Parker Sawyers

Summary: As an experienced climber (Naomi Watts) ascends Mt. Washington, she turns back before she reaches the summit as a huge blizzard approaches. But on her way down, she encounters a lone, stranded man, and takes it upon herself to get them both down the mountain before nightfall arrives and they succumb to the storm. Based on a true story.

Director: Malgorzata Szumowska

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 104 min

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Rob Rector

Apr 14, 2022

Settings aside, Infinite Storm is Watt’s show, and she is thoroughly invested. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Mar 23, 2022

At times almost too unbearably intense to watch but ultimately rewarding and with an uplifting twist, “Infinite Storm” is based on the amazing, true-life story of one Pam Bales, who in 2010 set out on an excursion to the top of Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeastern United States, which is famous for its unpredictable weather and exhilarating but dangerous paths. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Mar 24, 2022

This is a daring and memorable depiction of trauma, compassion and resilience. Read full review

Brent Simon

Mar 24, 2022

What sustains a viewer’s interest in Infinite Storm is Watts’ controlled performance, and the film’s direction. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Mar 24, 2022

Where the narrative’s bookends highlight the psychological and emotional toll of what happens (along with the whys), the bulk of the runtime is spent pretending as though the survival aspect of the journey is as captivating. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Mar 24, 2022

The imagery by cinematographer Michal Englert is stupendous, but the dialogue and plot by actor-turned-screenwriter Joshua Rollins, who also has a small role in the film, are a bit too minimal. Infinite Storm always shows the perils we face but never explains them. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Mar 24, 2022

Despite the refreshingly experiential flavor of Szumowska’s approach, her film is handcuffed by the facts of its true story, and Pam remains at such a pronounced emotional remove that it sometimes feels as if she’s only hiking up that mountain because the facts of the matter demand that she must. Read full review

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Sydmwswy

May 25, 2022

With this film, my interest in cinema increased. This picture is really like Van Gogh's works....

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Owen2527373

Mar 25, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The writing in this movie is brilliant. I love the way they make you like Naomi Watts without overdoing anything. I was invested the entire time. An incredible movie.… Expand

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alanpotter17

Mar 12, 2023

Infinite Storm sabe muito bem a que veio, tem uma linha certeira onde quer chegar: a vida de duas pessoas são afetadas positivamente. O grande problema aqui é a condução do roteiro.
Naomi Watts faz o possível para entregar uma convincente alpinista, e de fato a atuação dela está bem na médiaInfinite Storm sabe muito bem a que veio, tem uma linha certeira onde quer chegar: a vida de duas pessoas são afetadas positivamente. O grande problema aqui é a condução do roteiro.
Naomi Watts faz o possível para entregar uma convincente alpinista, e de fato a atuação dela está bem na média esperada. Ela se aventura quando ocorre uma tempestade, tornando tudo mais difícil, até que encontra um homem pelo qual ela põe sua vida mais em risco e, ao que parece, o homem não está tão disposto a sobreviver assim. Logo, ela vai lutando não só contra a natureza, mas também com os problemas psicológicos do seu parceiro desconhecido.
Ele, por diversas vezes, dá mostra de querer se suicidar ou algo nesse sentido, e ela se desdobra para salvar a ambos. Em flashbacks, em momentos difíceis, ela relembra das filhas, mostrando também um apelo emocional da parte dela.
Quando falei anteriormente que o roteiro era um problema, é porque não houve um cuidado na inserção do expectador, tudo aconteceu de forma muito rápida e crua, tão logo o filme começa já começa a nevasca, parece que você está assistindo a um filme da discovery channel. Sendo assim, as ligações e o sentido só vão surgir ao final, quando há um diálogo um ano após o ocorrido, no mesmo lugar.
Cinema é potencialização das imagens. O que ocorreu com esse filme é que houve um cuidado nas cenas com a nevasca, e as outras precisaram de um grande contorcionismo para fazer sentido, não houve um preparo dos personagens, e muito do sentido ficou resumido em notas ou frases curtas. Ao menos a mensagem é interessante e tocante. E pelo fato de tudo ser baseado em fatos reais, emociona ainda mais. Entretanto, poderia ser melhor contada.… Expand

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TVJerry

Mar 25, 2022

Naomi Watts plays a climber who sets out to ascend Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, but a big blizzard complicates matters. Even more so, she discovers a lone man stranded in the snow and determines to get them both out alive. Since this is based on a true story, you have to accept theNaomi Watts plays a climber who sets out to ascend Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, but a big blizzard complicates matters. Even more so, she discovers a lone man stranded in the snow and determines to get them both out alive. Since this is based on a true story, you have to accept the unlikely scenarios and just enjoy the hike. Even with several setbacks, there's never any sense of peril that develops. The 30 minutes after they return attempts to add an emotional element to the journey, but ultimately falls flat. While the ordeal is interesting and the look is impressively snowy, the lack of tension keeps the film from being truly involving.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Apr 3, 2022

Since 2019 Naomi Watts seems interested in stepping out of a comfort zone and has been starring in very different films from each other, with equally varied results.

Infinite Storm at least if anything was more exciting than her last film in which she spends nearly an hour onstage runningSince 2019 Naomi Watts seems interested in stepping out of a comfort zone and has been starring in very different films from each other, with equally varied results.

Infinite Storm at least if anything was more exciting than her last film in which she spends nearly an hour onstage running around. A survival story in which the protagonist had the skills to get out of her predicament, but it is someone else she must save to make the story exciting. It is applauded that even with all the explanations the film respects the fact that its female lead is the one who carries the show of doing incredible things in an extreme situation. Needless to say, Infinite Storm is the kind of movie that doesn't take chances, and in a way it didn't need to, at least not to satisfy the demand to become something bigger than it really is.
The balance between action and flashbacks may not be the best, but within reason the film does the best it can with what it has. No more, no less.… Expand

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Mauro_Lanari

Sep 28, 2022

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"The whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty". Therefore, if Pam's two little daughters die, she just has to replace them by relaunching with 4 other children (Holly, Travis, Scott, Paul). So how should "John" replace his deceased partner, becoming bigamist? An(Mauro Lanari)
"The whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty". Therefore, if Pam's two little daughters die, she just has to replace them by relaunching with 4 other children (Holly, Travis, Scott, Paul). So how should "John" replace his deceased partner, becoming bigamist? An existentialist survival movie with a really stupid message.… Expand

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fightbackp

Apr 17, 2022

Looks like another PC Feminist garbage movie I won't waste a second of my time watching! Strong Mary Sue women in a disaster and weak man. Everyone knows it's the opposite when **** hits the fan.

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