When watching a movie, I look for a couple of things that make the movie worth watching: Is it keeping my attention or boring me, Would I be willing to watch it again, just to name a few. Well, although the beginning didn't look promising, the movie actually turned out to be good. The actors were correctly picked for their parts and were very convincing. The brothers interacted well, and I eventually got that good feeling I was looking for. I felt very satisfied that the movie left no questions unanswered. I would watch it again as I feel their were some things that might have been missed first time around. I give it a solid 7 out of 10. Enjoy!
Mountain Men
2014
Comedy / Drama
Mountain Men
2014
Comedy / Drama
5.9Keywords: familysibling relationshipsurvivalweddingpregnancy
Plot summary
Of the two young adult Pollard brothers of small town Revelstoke, British Columbia, younger Cooper is the successful one, having moved from big city job to big city job, currently residing in New York City. Conversely, older Topher is outwardly the failure who nonetheless admires his younger brother. Having never left Revelstoke, Toph earns what little money he has primarily by selling weed. He has just found out his girlfriend Leah is pregnant, he somewhat assuming that she will have an abortion in he not being emotionally or financially ready to be a responsible adult. On Toph and their mother Marion having legally declared Toph and Coop's missing survivalist father dead, Coop, in the middle of winter, returns to Revelstoke for the first time in years for Marion's wedding. Coop plans on making this trip an in and out affair, he having no desire to spend any time in Revelstoke or with his family, especially as he has unmentioned plans immediately following the weekend. About the Pollard men in general, Coop believes they are all screwed-up. To get out of doing something else, Coop agrees to accompany Toph to the family's isolated mountain cabin - where their father spent most of his time - as Toph has heard reports of a squatter living there. Out of circumstance, by the time they are ready to head back to town the next morning, they have no vehicle or shelter, and with no one looking for them, they have to hike down the mountain, which neither of them has any experience doing in the middle of winter. They decide instead of the longer route along the logging road to the main road, they will take what they believe is the shortcut through the woods. In their extended time together, Toph and Coop will have time to get into the open some of the familial issues that are bubbling just below the surface. That, in addition to whether they are able to make it back to civilization alive, they may also be able to test Coop's assertion about the screwed-up Pollard men.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Chace Crawford as Cooper Pollard
Tyler Labine as Toph Pollard
Britt Irvin as Leah
Ben Cotton as Herschberger
Tech specs
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 822.95 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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Mountain Men is a dramedy about two estranged brothers who are seeing each other for the first time in three years. One brother, Cooper (Chace Crawford),lives a high-profile life in New York City, while the other brother, Toph (Tyler Labine),is still in the same small town the two grew up in in Canada. While Toph finds out his girlfriend is pregnant, Cooper is dealing with the aftermath of his breakup of his own relationship. When the two of them become stranded in the mountains after an unfortunate incident involving a fire, they must learn to work through their differences and survive the snowy mountains. What follows is a funny and heartwarming story about coming to terms with life and the secrets that come between families.
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Nice Canadian film
Watched this on a plane back from Winnipeg. The great Canadian experience, visit Winnipeg, then watch a movie about 2 guys stuck in the Rockies.
Although some parts of it is very typical Canadian, they do try to make it relatable to non-Canadians by adding a couple of interesting characteristics to each of the main characters in the movie. And I think they were on the right path but could have done more with it...become even more adventurous with the plot and explore the themes of fatherhood, wilderness, success (and failure),and in general the human condition.
But that might have compromised the realism and the message of real danger in situations such as this (which is very real). Canadian wilderness is very beautiful but can be dangerous as well if you're not properly prepared.