![]() ![]() During that blessed time we can enjoy the spectacle and the survival techniques. To be fair, director Hany Abu-Assad and his writers J.Mills Goodloe and Chris Weitz keep the real romance from happening through at least half the film. Lest I forget, a lovable dog also is a tie to bind. Why wouldn't they fall in love with no one else around and such attractive people to boot? That they both are vulnerable becomes obvious that they will fall in love is a given of the genre and maybe of survival itself when there's no one else around. If Nicholas Sparks could do lost in the snow, then he could have written this rather trite and predictable romance. They are lost in the cold snow somewhere in the mountains of Idaho or Colorado after a small plane accident, but fortunately he's a neurosurgeon and she's a plucky photographer. Two factors save The Mountain Between Us from romantic oblivion: Breathtaking cinematography (Mandy Walker) and two fine actors, Idris Elba as Ben and Kate Winslet as Alex.
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