The Mountain Between Us

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: October 6, 2017

5.1	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 108 Ratings

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Rebecca31Oct 11, 2017

Two strangers must work together in order to survive after a plane crash leaves them in the middle of a remote, snow-covered mountain. I wasn't expecting greatness by any means, it's a generic story but so badly executed it's painful toTwo strangers must work together in order to survive after a plane crash leaves them in the middle of a remote, snow-covered mountain. I wasn't expecting greatness by any means, it's a generic story but so badly executed it's painful to watch. Hard to believe this is Kate Winslet and Idris Elba. I'm still in shock at just how bad they are in The Mountain Between Us. In fact it's hard to believe anything that goes on in this apparent "survival" movie.

From the opening plane crash onwards you don't believe anything these characters are doing. Nothing they ever say seems natural. Laughable on more than one occasion. But perhaps the most unexpected thing about The Mountain Between Us isn't the dreadful acting and the cringe worthy script. No it's the fact that it features one of the funniest movie plane crash sequences I have ever seen, coming in at a close second after The Mummy. A plane crash shouldn't be funny but somehow The Mountain Between Us achieved that. So bland and unimaginative, no scene has a smooth transition into the next, it quickly cuts again and again to the point where it seems it only takes Idris Elba a couple of minutes to hike up to the top of a mountain and back down again like it was nothing. I'm sorry did I miss something? Maybe I dozed off at some point? But don't worry if you do because Kate Winslet will help you with some plotsplaining. Thanks Kate, you're so considerate to take the time to inform us the audience it's been three days since you've been lost or it's been three weeks etc. Well it's amazing that for three weeks lost in the wilderness Kate and Idris look pretty much the exact same the entire time. Well maintained beard, perfect hair and not a shred of weight loss for people who are supposedly starving. A survival movie? You wouldn't know it. There are people who come home after a weekend at Oxygen looking more haggard than these two. They're never in any real danger so when they're out in these "dangerous" situations you're not on the edge of your seat. You're not sitting in suspense, you're bored. And wow did the boredom continue. I did consider walking out, not something I usually do but I definitely considered it. Yet I've watched this much already I have to finish it, so was it worth it? No. I should have left.

The Mountain Between Us tried so hard to make me care about these characters. Adding unsurprising details of back story in a desperate attempt to make me understand and care about poor Kate and Idris lost in the wilderness but it failed spectacularly. It's not often you're rooting for the main characters to die in a survival movie but this achieved that no problem. Not recommended, do not waste your time on this absolute rubbish. Better yet watch an episode of Bear Grylls instead.… Expand

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2morovianJan 7, 2018

The story of a sweet, widowed British brain surgeon who ends up having to tolerate a pushy, neurotic American woman photo-journalist through a wilderness survival ordeal that begins as a plane crash. The radical oxytocin bonding that evolvesThe story of a sweet, widowed British brain surgeon who ends up having to tolerate a pushy, neurotic American woman photo-journalist through a wilderness survival ordeal that begins as a plane crash. The radical oxytocin bonding that evolves between them, as the outcome of their intense, traumatic 3-week struggle, is then mistaken by both of them to be some form of irresistible 'love', when no man in his un-oxytocin-altered mind could even like such a neurotic b*tch. Whoever wrote, produced and/or directed this utter waste of time should be arrested, forced to pay back the 35 million dollars it cost to make the film and then later invited to study plumbing or some other form of manual labor. Kate Winslet is at her absolute worst. There is ZERO chemistry between these two. Ironically, SHE'S trying to teach HIM the value of following your instincts over logic, when every instinct she has, and that he follows through with and has to rescue her from, ends up being a total disaster, especially for him.… Expand

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ProteusOct 7, 2017

Terrible or boring. That is the issue here. Normally they are mutually exclusive. You aren't really bored with a terrible movie....and boring is not terrible its just boring.

This movie manages to do both. How exactly I am not sure. A conundrum.

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CarFan1999Oct 15, 2017

The advertising would suggest that this is a survival thriller. Two strangers having to work together in order to survive after a plane crash and they face epic challenges along the way. At least the trailer would make you think that was whatThe advertising would suggest that this is a survival thriller. Two strangers having to work together in order to survive after a plane crash and they face epic challenges along the way. At least the trailer would make you think that was what the movie was about. Instead, the movie is actually a badly directed romance disguised as a survival thriller. Both of the main characters fall in love during the journey and it’s all just awkward. The dialogue is pretty bad, there’s odd pauses when Elba and Winslet talk, the pacing is really slow, and the last 20 minutes are completely unnecessary. Not to mention that the story becomes really predictable. It’s all a shame because Idris Elba and Kate Winslet are talented actors. They try their best, but it can’t save this movie. Some action sequences (like the plane crash) and camerawork are well-done, but the predictable story and terrible directing bring it all down. Essentially, this is a big budget Hallmark Channel movie disguised as a survival thriller. If you like those kind of movies, you’ll enjoy this. But as for me, this was a bad movie.… Expand

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heinApr 8, 2018

Garbage, this movie was garbage. THERE IS A BOOK. There was a story already written! The story is written well and it is highly rated by readers on sites that deal with book ratings. Then someone came along and decided to pervert it. SomeoneGarbage, this movie was garbage. THERE IS A BOOK. There was a story already written! The story is written well and it is highly rated by readers on sites that deal with book ratings. Then someone came along and decided to pervert it. Someone came along and asked themselves: "how can I take this amazing story and just completely trash it, how I can completely ruin this story so that it resembles the bare amount of the original work." What was even the point of buying the story from the author if garbage was all that was going to be created from it? Read the book and skip the movie, there is nothing worthwhile in the movie. What a waste of great acting talent.… Expand

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AlextheamazingRJul 15, 2018

one of the worst romantic movies i ever seen , pathetic , cliche , boring . Totally forgettable

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BoombeeApr 25, 2019

This was an absolutely shocking movie! I would not recommend you watch this piece of trash.

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JuanjocebriaOct 12, 2019

Unbelievable story, unbelievably boring. And I just wrote here to get to 75

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Alberto4kFeb 14, 2020

La peor película que puedes ver un viernes por la noche. Es un despropósito. Más mala que un dolor de muelas

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