The Mountain

critic Reviews

, 64% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • The Mountain finds its provocative director further honing his craft -- but formal flair and an engrossing Jeff Goldblum performance may not be enough to sway the unconverted.
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    Ben SachsChicago Reader
    One can easily watch the film the way Andy takes part in Wallace's odyssey-but you'll probably be disappointed if you expect the various ideas to add up to more than the sum of their parts.
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    Mick LaSalleSan Francisco Chronicle
    There's a chill about "The Mountain" that's conveyed in visual terms. And then it all, slowly and then completely, falls apart.
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    Marjorie BaumgartenAustin Chronicle
    The Mountain has productive veins of ore for those willing to mine it. But be aware that finding gems will require sweat equity.
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    Karen HanPolygon
    Goldblum's star persona keeps The Mountain mesmerizing.
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    A.A. DowdAV Club
    [A] strikingly glum midcentury drama.
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    K. Austin CollinsVanity Fair
    The Mountain dredges up so much that it doesn't seem to know where to go - but the sad horror of what's at stake, particularly for Andy, nevertheless come through.
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    Dan SchindelHyperallergic
    The Mountain is uniquely brutal. It offers little entertainment for many viewers, but for anyone who can recognize this kind of melancholy, it might be a dark catharsis.
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    Zhuo-Ning SuAwards Daily
    Think the meticulously manipulated, taxidermically inspired compositions of Roy Andersson with his Scandinavian humor substituted by David Lynch's brand of dread, and you get a pretty good idea what it's like to be sucked into The Mountain.
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    Andrea ThompsonA Reel of One's Own
    [The Mountain] doesn't allow its characters to make much of an impression.
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    Peter SobczynskieFilmCritic.com
    It is clearly aiming to be a truly discomfiting moviegoing experience and on that level, it certainly succeeds.
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