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This snowboarding doc scores with its dazzling array of snowboarding stunts and beautiful scenery, but loses points with shameless product placement and an overlong runtime.
All Critics (64) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (33) | Rotten (31)
First Descent comes off as an overlong, overstuffed promo for an 'industry' that hasn't needed promoting since the movie's target audience was in diapers. Dec 6, 2005 | Full Review…
First Descent comes off as an overlong, overstuffed promo for an 'industry' that hasn't needed promoting since the movie's target audience was in diapers.
Mark Holcomb
They're amazing athletes. Dec 5, 2005
They're amazing athletes.
Richard Roeper
An adequate if slightly overlong history of the sport, Descent adheres to the same storytelling trajectory as documentary predecessors on surfing and skateboarding. Dec 2, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
An adequate if slightly overlong history of the sport, Descent adheres to the same storytelling trajectory as documentary predecessors on surfing and skateboarding.
Mike Clark
It doesn't get gnarlier than this. Dec 2, 2005 | Rating: 3/4
It doesn't get gnarlier than this.
Tom Keogh
At almost two hours, First Descent still moves along briskly, offering something for everyone, including the skeptical crowd that still thinks all snowboarders smoke pot and listen to Black Flag. Dec 2, 2005 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
At almost two hours, First Descent still moves along briskly, offering something for everyone, including the skeptical crowd that still thinks all snowboarders smoke pot and listen to Black Flag.
Peter Hartlaub
An overlong and surprisingly dull documentary about snowboarding. Dec 2, 2005 | Rating: 1.5/4
An overlong and surprisingly dull documentary about snowboarding.
Lou Lumenick
Despite some moments of truly athletic beauty First Descent is a fairly empty sports documentary that celebrates the gloss of the lifestyle, but doesn't do much to try and get under its skin. Mar 22, 2011 | Rating: 3/10 | Full Review…
Despite some moments of truly athletic beauty First Descent is a fairly empty sports documentary that celebrates the gloss of the lifestyle, but doesn't do much to try and get under its skin.
Joshua Starnes
If you've ever wanted to get a taste of the slopes from the comfort of a movie theatre, this film will do. Mar 1, 2007 | Full Review…
If you've ever wanted to get a taste of the slopes from the comfort of a movie theatre, this film will do.
Ethan Alter
If you're a diehard snowboarding freak, then welcome to your new favorite movie. Feb 26, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
If you're a diehard snowboarding freak, then welcome to your new favorite movie.
Scott Weinberg
If this had been an IMAX film, it could have been even more spectacular. It could also have been forty-five minutes shorter. Feb 4, 2006 | Full Review…
If this had been an IMAX film, it could have been even more spectacular. It could also have been forty-five minutes shorter.
Urban Cinefile Critics
Woah. Gnarly. How many times do you hear anyone say that any more? Here's a movie for those who can't get enough of snowboarding, documentaries about sports, or people whose vocabularies include "gnarly." Because "First Descent" contains all three. Dec 9, 2005 | Rating: 3/4
Woah. Gnarly. How many times do you hear anyone say that any more? Here's a movie for those who can't get enough of snowboarding, documentaries about sports, or people whose vocabularies include "gnarly." Because "First Descent" contains all three.
Linda Cook
The history of snowboarding as a sport might be interesting if anybody really knew anything about it, but if this movie is any indication, no one does Dec 9, 2005
The history of snowboarding as a sport might be interesting if anybody really knew anything about it, but if this movie is any indication, no one does
Luke Y. Thompson
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