The Mountain

Parisian Pierre's Esoteric Babble with Mountains!

Imagine a middle-aged corporate French guy who's having a midlife crisis, deciding to trade in his suits for hiking boots and becoming a mountaineer. I saw Thomas Salvador self-cast himself as Pierre, lol what a narcissistic move! He's climbing mountains, hallucinating, and probably needs a good therapist. It's a cringeworthy watch! I really loved some shots, but I thought the surreal sequence had some significance. However, I swear it had little to no significance to the plot or themes at all, and the setup lacked a convincing payoff. Maybe he wanted to emulate the works of Carlos Reygadas or Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The very flat acting of the actor-director contributes to making all this unconvincing. I wanted to watch The Summit of the Gods (2021) after this and some scenes from Stefan Jarl's Land of the Lapps (1994). 2 stars for the outdoor shots, but the rest of the film fell short.