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Vertical Limit (2000)
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Reviews Counted:107
Fresh:50
Rotten:57
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: The plot in Vertical Limit is ludicrously contrived and cliched. Meanwhile, the action sequences are so over-the-top and piled one on top of another, they lessen the impact on the viewer.
Theatrical Release:Dec 8, 2000 Wide
Box Office: $67,771,442
Synopsis: As action director Martin Campbell's heart-pumping thriller VERTICAL LIMIT begins, an eagle glides gracefully over the stunningly filmed mesas of Utah. Its shadow falls on a vertical rock face... [More]
Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney, Scott Glenn
Director: Martin Campbell
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The dregs of early December are upon us, and Martin Campbell’s excruciating rescue effort up the world’s second highest peak has tripped and fallen.
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to summit up, If you're not in the mood for compelling drama and just want to enjoy a bumpy ride - take yourself to the "Vertical Limit."
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Once the initial character introductions and explanation of the rescue is out of the way, the film becomes enjoyable and thrilling.
12/18/00
If you're looking solely for visual thrills, go for a real IMAX film, not an ersatz substitute.
12/11/00
People die in interesting ways. Audience cheers each time. At some critical point, any sense of tension dissipates and the whole exercise becomes a giddy death countdown.
12/08/00
The physical feats are inspiring, crowd-pleasing testaments to the stupendous extremes of human capabilities.
12/08/00
While some of the thrills are far-fetched, they continue nonstop, avalanche-style. Adrenaline junkies will get their fix -- to the Limit -- others should explore different areas of the cineplex.
12/08/00
The pace of the movie rarely flags (neither does the idiocy, alas) and it's enough to warrant a marginal recommendation.
12/08/00
Top CriticThis is a movie that means to keep you involved and, preferably, gasping from start to finish . At that, it certainly does succeed.
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Top CriticWhen the characters just shut up and dangle, Vertical Limit becomes one heck of a wild time.
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Top CriticVertical Limit has no plot -- or, rather, just a semblance of a plot.
12/08/00
Certainly a movie in which people are forced to test themselves in unpleasant situations. But the people I have in mind are the people in the audience.
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