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5.2 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 21
  3. Negative: 8 out of 21

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  1. DarrylG.
    Feb 13, 2001
    2
    The mountain is the only three-dimensional character in this film.
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  2. MichaelC.
    Feb 3, 2001
    3
    Mind-numbingly horrible, Vertical Limit is nothing more than an insult to New Zealand and the film industry.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. distortedpetals
    May 24, 2001
    7
    What's wrong with all of you? You have such hard lives that you can't enjoy anything without some sort of slander, it's a "movie", not virtual reality.. and it is actually pretty decent.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. Seyyah
    Jan 6, 2002
    10
    Very good movie.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. RobertK.
    Mar 4, 2002
    6
    Good action scenes, but long and drawn out.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. MikeC.
    Jul 8, 2002
    9
    Action, Special Effects, Music, Characters, and Director: all excellent work.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. TravisZ.
    Jan 2, 2006
    7
    It was good, regardless of what others may think. even though i dont think, it was stil good. well pretty good.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. [Anonymous]
    Dec 6, 2001
    10
    Hold on.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. WinI.
    Apr 24, 2002
    2
    Bad, bad script and acting. Action ok.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. PatC.
    Jan 6, 2004
    0
    As a participant on many expeditions, including in the Himalayas, I can tell you that the people who made this steaming pile of plop knew absolutely nothing about mountain climbing. Furthermore, it is evident they went out of their way to cut out the tongues of anyone on the set who did. I don't know where to start - it's all bad. Not that people don't do plenty of interesting but stupid things on big mountains (see "Eiger Sanction"), but this is exactly what never occurs on mountains. Never. Hey Kostis, Battlefield Earth was better - it didn't pretend to be good. … Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. RyanM.
    May 25, 2001
    9
    It was a seat-clamper! I loved the action and special effects, and the story wasn't half bad.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. ChipH.
    Feb 19, 2003
    8
    Good movie for those who love adventure, climbing and K2 - good acting or not.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  13. KostisT.
    Sep 16, 2003
    0
    Only once in my life i have walked out of the cinema in the middle of the movie. This.....film is the worst after battlefield earth.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  14. Phabtar
    Oct 22, 2010
    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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Metascore
48 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 29
  3. Negative: 6 out of 29
  1. 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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  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    63
    If you were forced to judge it simply on its action-movie visual and technical elements, you'd have to count it a roaring success... . But if you lay aside that action and watch the people instead, it's a morass of dimwitted family crises and hack action-movie cliches.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    30
    A shallow yet empty action extravaganza.
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