Himalayan hokum, somewhat mitigated by an avalanche of action and photography
at the vertical limit of stunning. While on a Utah rock-climbing expedition
with his sister Annie (Robin Tunney) and their father (Stuart Wilson),
National Geographic photographer Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell) had to
make a horrifying life-and-death decision. Three years later, that tragedy's
mountain-sized shadow darkens his relationship with Annie when the two cross
paths at the bustling Himalayan base camp for climbers attempting to scale K2,
the world's second-tallest peak. Avid-climber Annie is ascending with a group
accompanying billionaire Elliot Vau...
Released:
2000
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
126 mins