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Vertical Limit Reviews - Metacritic
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  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 2 h 4 m
  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 2 h 4 m

Summary Tale of young climber Peter Garrett (O'Donnell), who must launch a treacherous and extraordinary rescue effort up K2, the world's second highest peak. Confronting both his own limitations and the awesome power of nature' uncontrollable elements, Peter risks his life to save his sister, Annie (Tunney), and her summit team (Paxton and Lea)...

Directed By: Martin Campbell

Written By: Robert King, Terry Hayes

  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 2 h 4 m
  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 2 h 4 m

Vertical Limit

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
48
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 44 User Ratings
6.2
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Summary Tale of young climber Peter Garrett (O'Donnell), who must launch a treacherous and extraordinary rescue effort up K2, the world's second highest peak. Confronting both his own limitations and the awesome power of nature' uncontrollable elements, Peter risks his life to save his sister, Annie (Tunney), and her summit team (Paxton and Lea)...

Directed By: Martin Campbell

Written By: Robert King, Terry Hayes

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
48
38% Positive
11 Reviews
41% Mixed
12 Reviews
21% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
48
38% Positive
11 Reviews
41% Mixed
12 Reviews
21% Negative
6 Reviews

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Possibly the most suspense-charged mountain-climbing movie ever made.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
70
Vertical Limit, despite its weaknesses, finds the right director in Martin Campbell to energize this high-altitude thriller.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 44 User Ratings
6.2
45% Positive
20 Ratings
41% Mixed
18 Ratings
14% Negative
6 Ratings

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Generally Favorable Based on 44 User Ratings
6.2
45% Positive
20 Ratings
41% Mixed
18 Ratings
14% Negative
6 Ratings

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Xan_Ryil
Dec 3, 2015
Fully action packed movie. Technical details about the K-2 are not right though but daring action sequence, one with another, are alone enough to keep you interested in the movie.
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Broyax
Jan 15, 2017
Des clichés ambulants vont aux sports d'hiver et se retrouvent coincés comme des cons. Alors, on envoit une autre équipe de cons pour leur porter secours, surtout que le frérot veut retrouver sa petite soeur parce que leur père... snif snif c'est trop triste ! que d'émôssions. On se croirait dans Koh Lanta Edition Everest avec tous ces candidats éliminés qui se cassent la gueule sur des peaux de bananes glacées : ils sont tous débiles et même les deux jolies nanas ne parviennent pas à nous remonter le moral, le motivamètre de regardage d'étron en immersion en apnée forcée étant au plus bas. En outre et comme si ça ne suffisait pas, le film souffre de nombreuses lenteurs en attendant les quelques scènes d'action peu crédibles heureusement assez bien filmées par le réalisateur Martin Campbell. En somme, on l'aura compris, on se (re)tournera vers Cliffhanger avec Sylvestre Beuhar si on veut de la vraie aventure hollywoodienne à la montagne, car la montagne, ça vous gagne... ou pas.
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63
The action scenes in Vertical Limit take cliffhanging to the highest peaks of excitement. It's a shame the story keeps dragging us down to sea level.
By Andy Seiler FULL REVIEW
50
Vertical Limit has its share of intrigue, but there ain't no mountain high enough to make O'Donnell look deep.
By Sean Means FULL REVIEW
40
Vertical Limit represents another kind of propaganda--namely the current Hollywood notion that the bigger and louder and longer a movie is, the more people will want to see it, even if that means getting numbed before your popcorn's cold.
By Bill Gallo FULL REVIEW
38
Avalanches are nothing compared to the deadening touch of the stereotyping and audience-insulting simplicities in the scenic but brain-dead Vertical Limit.
By Jay Carr FULL REVIEW
20
It's a huge, bloated, hulking movie.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
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Phabtar
Oct 22, 2010
This is a disgrace to all the Mountain climbers and hikers who is represented by this movie. I mean all the characters on this movie ****. They are all stupid, ****, pretentious, snide, arrogant SOBs. But admittedly all the thrills that this movie has, all of em, is due to this unbelievable stupidity. None due to natural or other causes. And add to all that Robin Tunney. Who in the world convinced her and let her become an actress???
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Production Company Columbia Pictures, Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG, Mountain High Productions
Release Date Dec 8, 2000
Duration 2 h 4 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline This December. Fear will Fall. Courage will Rise.
Website https://www.filmymen.us/2022/11/vertical-limit-movie-vertical-limit.html
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Awards

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
BAFTA Awards
• 1 Nomination

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