Physical and emotional realities are brushed aside in favor of a budding romance. This isn't a gritty or harrowing experience à la Aliveor The Grey.
They absolutely carry the movie, keeping the stakes high and the dangers real, even when the filmmaking tends toward the unfortunately sanitized. Alex's active nature is the catalyst to keep things moving, which is something, because otherwise the movie plays like Ben saving them, over and over.Īlex and Ben's struggle is interesting because survival stories are, by nature, interesting and because Winslet and Elba are excellent actors.
Here, she plays plucky photojournalist Alex, opposite Elba as ingenious but calm neurosurgeon Ben. So in this case, the apparent obstacle is actually what brings them together, sort of like Titanic, which also starred Winslet. In this age of global communications and (presumed) enlightenment, what is there to keep true lovers apart? As the title implies, The Mountain Between Us comes with a fair-sized obstacle built in: The titular mountain, in winter, as the protagonists survive a plane crash atop it and struggle to descend it to civilization. Contemporary romances often stumble over the first hurdle: Their dramatic obstacle. This romantic drama is most compelling as a mild story of survival adventure. But it's not exactly a nail-biter, and the characters - who exhibit courage and perseverance - never really show any realistic effects of weeks of deprivation, making it a fairly "safe" experience, as survival stories go. The primary concern for younger viewers will be tension/worry over whether the main characters (including the dog) can survive. A sensual sex scene includes kissing, moaning, and near-nudity, and a shirtless man is shown more than once. ( Spoiler alert!) Post-plane-crash injuries are shown, there's some danger to a dog, and one character's leg is caught in a bear trap.
Expect scenes of mountain trek peril, but there's no graphic violence. Parents need to know that The Mountain Between Us, based on Charles Martin's novel of the same name, tells the story of two strangers ( Idris Elba and Kate Winslet) stuck in the snowy wilderness after a tragic plane crash. One instance of "f-ing" used in frustration, plus "s-t," "damn," "hell," and "Jesus Christ" as an exclamation.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Language in your kid's entertainment guide.
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