Good start, but then it gets ruined

Good concept, poorly executed.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

This is an amazing film, and it really captures the feeling of what happened on that day in 1997. The film focuses on the rescue workers and their tireless struggle to help save any life that may have survived. A great Australian cast, and Craig MacLachlan is perfect for the role of Stuart Diver. A must see for anyone who remembers the Thredbo snowslide, and a good dramatic watch for those who don't.

Stuart Diver was the only survivor of a watery landslide that engulfed the small ski town of Thredbo in the Australian Alps. Diver clung to life for three days, with his dead wife beside him, while awaiting rescue. The movie portrays the anguish he went through, the reactions of his family, and that of his wife's parents, and the bravery and dedication of his rescuers. There are many poignant moments in the film and I doubt that any viewer would not be moved at least once. My only criticism is that the movie tends to focus too narrowly on the sole rescue, with not enough information given about the tragedy as a whole.

There wasn't anything new that could be done with a disaster story. It's a dramatisation of an actual event after all. But it was extraordinary to "see" the story behind what we all read in the newspapers and heard in TV broadcasts.The direction was good, the story told well and acted very well. It was good to see Craig McLachlan in something again, and Nadine Garner.Well worth a look.

Premiered last night on Aussie Television (March 10th) and was indeed worth the wait.As sensitively and professionally re-enacted as THE DAY OF THE ROSES (The story of the '74 Granville Train Disaster), which John Misto also scripted incidentally, HEROES' MOUNTAIN portrays the events leading up to the shocking deaths of 18 people in July 1997, trapped in a landslide in the southern NSW snowfields at Thredbo village, a few hours south of Canberra, the Australian Capital.The docudrama focuses primarily on the fortitude and incredible will to live by sole survivor Stuart Diver, as well as the ceaseless rescue efforts by so many, to finally extricate him after an unimaginable 65 hours trapped beneath mud, concrete and icy water. Diver also lost his wife that day when she was trapped in adjacent buildings.McLachlan turns in what is probably his best celluloid effort as Stuart Diver, acting under uniquely difficult circumstances. Word is that he was overcome emotionally at several points during filming, being unable to move himself under the elaborate and realistic sets. Being visible for the most part only from the neck upwards, necessitated extraordinary facial acting to project the real Diver's predicament.Whilst the set was constructed 1/3 larger than the original collapsed site (to allow for cameras and crew) each rock, girder and piece of wreckage was painstakingly reproduced from original photographs and filed news coverage. Many on-set who were present during the original rescue (including Diver himself) were said to be amazed at the authenticity of the recreation.An absolute must-see wherever it is shown!