Vertical Limit
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48 out of 100

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5.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

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  • Starring: Bill Paxton, Chris O'Donnell, Scott Glenn
  • 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) in a race against time. (Columbia Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 29
  3. Negative: 6 out of 29
  1. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    80
    Pulls off thrilling stunts that will leave you a sweaty-palmed mess. It's top-tier movie escapism.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    60
    Remains exciting as long as it stays on the mountains.
  3. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: David Ansen
    60
    There is one reason, and only one, for anyone to check out Vertical Limit. The hanging-by-a-fingernail mountain-climbing sequences are spectacular.
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    38
    Avalanches are nothing compared to the deadening touch of the stereotyping and audience-insulting simplicities in the scenic but brain-dead Vertical Limit.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 6 out of 14
  1. TravisZ.
    7
    It was good, regardless of what others may think. even though i dont think, it was stil good. well pretty good.
  2. Phabtar
    2
    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 suck. They are all stupid, retarded, 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???… Expand

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