Meru
Has the curious feeling of an “also-ran” in the shadow of a multitude of other man-vs-nature climbing docos to emerge in recent years – a tendency to lionise its “stars” to an almost hagiographic extent makes the film less approachable than TOUCHING THE VOID or even FREE SOLO, with the compensation being some stunning footage of the climbs themselves (to say nothing of the surrounding scenery). Ultimately plays as made for TV rather than cinematic, but the sheer awe of some of the visuals make it a reasonable watch.
Mini Review: Has the curious feeling of an “also-ran” in the shadow of a multitude of other man-vs-nature climbing docos to emerge in recent years – a tendency to lionise its “stars” to an almost hagiographic extent makes the film less approachable than TOUCHING THE VOID or even FREE SOLO, with the compensation being some stunning footage of the climbs themselves (to say nothing of the surrounding scenery). Ultimately plays as made for TV rather than cinematic, but the sheer awe of some of the visu
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