While it desperately wants to crossover to a mainstream audience, it is what it is: a movie for skiers.
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09/26/08
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Steep (2007)
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Reviews Counted: 41
Fresh: 21
Rotten:20
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Consensus: Steep is a mixed bag of breathtaking mountain footage and yawn-inducing banter.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Sports/Recreation
Theatrical Release: Dec 21, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: Narrated by SIX FEET UNDER's Peter Krause, STEEP is an exciting examination of the dangerous sport of extreme skiing. The film was written and directed by Mark Obenhaus, a journalism veteran who has spent more than 30 years working on... [More]
Director: Mark Obenhaus
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Reviews for Steep
Catch this on an IMAX screen if you're interested, but for a great movie about mountain-based triumphs of the human spirit check out the inspirational Blindsight instead.
09/26/08
In this handsomely shot documentary about extreme skiing, thrill-seeking devotees boast of their exploits, but shed no light on what drives them to risk their lives.
09/26/08
It gets a little wearing, hanging out with these lions, but there's no denying the beauty of the landscape, with its fluttering avalanches, plumes of powder and vertiginous, zigzagging descents.
09/26/08
Remarkably, given the extraordinary descents captured on film and despite the less than subtle stirring score, the film is ultimately lacking in any real excitement.
09/26/08
Amazing imagery of remarkable achievements and a chronicle of the sport but one that could have dug a little deeper into the psychology of the extreme skiers.
09/26/08
If you’re a fan of ‘extreme skiing’ (ie. hurling yourself down terrifyingly steep terrain with sticks on your feet), this film is your Holy Grail.
09/26/08
There's awe-inspiringly beautiful footage in Steep and awe-inspiringly stupid talk.
03/07/08
Top Critic As enchanting as all this alpine footage can be, as a movie, Steep is flat.
02/27/08
The tediousness becomes a little too palpable and the film's first half is frankly dull, despite some fine acting from Depardieu and Balibar.
02/22/08
Sometimes it takes escaping death to feel alive -- especially if we have survived a cancer scare, a road accident or some other potentially fatal encounter. But Steep is about those who actively seek that dance with danger.
02/21/08
Top Critic Leaves us with images that aren’t easily forgotten and a grudging respect for people who blaze new trails in search of a thrill.
02/15/08
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02/15/08
Top Critic Steep is a throwback to the early days of movies when the sight of things in motion was a thrill in itself. Seeing leaves rustling in the wind or waves on the sea was a marvel.
01/25/08
Top Critic Steep is one of those rare endeavors able to touch on the human condition without neglecting the film's true star: big-mountain skiing.
01/24/08
Top Critic Obenhaus's movie certainly contains a lot of spectacular photography.
01/18/08
Top Critic Even though the pull of the mountain remains a mystery, we do gain some understanding of the humanity that fuels the hair-raising risks captured so eloquently on film.
01/18/08
In the end, you will believe the film's talking heads, but, more than likely, what they say may still make little logical sense to you.
01/18/08
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