Alejandro Valdes-Rochin, Alexander Siddig, Augie Davis
A climber must rescue his sister on top of K2, one of the world's biggest mountains.
DVD Release Date: May 22, 2001
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November 11, 2009Chris has to overcome his fears and do a daring rescue in this survival movie. Good story.
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September 25, 2009A ok action film in snow. Bill Paxton can?t act but it never seems to matter!
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January 16, 2009A rather bland thriller that relies way too much on coincidence.
It's surprisingly well crafted, and the acting isn't too bad. But then the story elements feel cheesy and stupid. It's never a good sign when a movie has nitroglycerin in its plot, cuz you know that nitro is goi...( read more) -
January 1, 2009Great thriller. Shares a director and action style with Bond, but the characters are far from him, so the suspense is intensified.
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October 6, 2008Montgomery Wick: "Peter, do you know where you are? Above 24,000, you're at the vertical limit, you're already dying. Look at you. You can hardly stand. If you think you can stop me, go ahead."
A high-adrenaline tale of young climber Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell), who m...( read more) -
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October 26, 2009I think I wouldn't be interested in this movie (it is a bit clichéd), but Nicholas Lea is in it, so...
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October 21, 2009If your looking for a fun action adventure film then check this movie out. Stars Chris O'Donnell as a mountain climber who must climb one of the world's largest mountains to save his sister. The film is full of action sequences. That is what makes this such a fun film. The acting...( read more)
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September 16, 2009Intense and cool, but occasionally. Nice moments here and there.
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September 7, 20093.5 of 5 stars for this action/drama movie. It ain't no "Eiger Sanction", but, still it is a good climbing movie. A bit long and a bit slow with some quick action scenes embedded, it has too many unrelated things happening. Bottom line, brother tries to rescue sister while climbi...( read more)
Critic Reviews
December 8, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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November 14, 2006This is a really good movie. Of a friendship broken between a brother and sasister after the death of the father. But how when the sister becomes thretened they become reunited. This movie is a very good movie.
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August 4, 2006What sets this apart from other survival movies is that this shows all the injuries (and deaths) with shocking reality. You dont really expect it, when a guy tumbles down a hill (probably slipping on an armidillo) you think he will go over a bit of a bump and hurt his leg. But when his leg gets caught between 2 boulders and his body goes over, then abrubtly stops due to the ample CRUNCH of his bones, you go, ooooooooohhh, and cringe. Because it was unexpected ya see? Vertical Limit has genuine adrenaline, and cool injuries, definately worth watching.
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