Not quite as interesting as you might hope a Werner Herzog documentary about mountain climbers would be, The Dark Glow of the Mountains is still a decent enough watch, and is certainly watchable considering its length.
Its central figure seems a bit boring at first, or perhaps not as eccentric as I'm used to central figures of Herzog documentaries being. He remains quite grounded and not particularly strange or anything, but he does have at least one emotional interview here. His story, as told here, is decently interesting and moving enough, but I don't know... I just was expecting a little more out of this one.
The film has got its limits narratively and visually that really hold it back, but by no means can it be called bad or anything. It's worth it for fans of Werner Herzog's documentaries, so long as you don't go in expecting too much.
Its central figure seems a bit boring at first, or perhaps not as eccentric as I'm used to central figures of Herzog documentaries being. He remains quite grounded and not particularly strange or anything, but he does have at least one emotional interview here. His story, as told here, is decently interesting and moving enough, but I don't know... I just was expecting a little more out of this one.
The film has got its limits narratively and visually that really hold it back, but by no means can it be called bad or anything. It's worth it for fans of Werner Herzog's documentaries, so long as you don't go in expecting too much.