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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt"Dream" brings together so much history, sheer adventure and terrifying moments.
- Herman 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.
- 75San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan 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.
- 70VarietyVarietyA solid, gorgeous-looking documentary marred only slightly by a tendency to bury the lead -- namely, its subject, George Mallory.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos 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.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe voices of Liam Neeson -- as the film's narrator -- and his late wife, Richardson, inevitably add to the project's poignance.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceEverest looks suitably majestic in this IMAX documentary, though five different expeditions on the peak are awkwardly cobbled into one dubious narrative.
- 50The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonGiven the subject matter, the answer to "Why watch this doc?" should be "Because it is fantastic." But Geffen, like Everest, will have to settle for "Because it is there."
- 40Time OutEric HynesTime OutEric HynesThere's inherent drama in watching a person amble up a mountain, but it's an act of bad faith to oversell a stunt.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisYou may not believe it's possible to bore people to death with a film about risking your life, but The Wildest Dream comes shockingly close.