By presenting the characters as psychological abstractions, McLean makes the story feel universal. He wants you to ask whether you'd be capable of surviving an experience like this.

This is a solid movie about man versus nature.

More time could have been spent developing the bond between the men, but ultimately this is quite gripping: a weepie bromance. You don't see one of those every day.

...consistently elevated by Radcliffe's eye-opening, completely convincing performance.