Free Solo
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, 98% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Free Solo depicts athletic feats that many viewers will find beyond reason - and grounds the attempts in passions that are all but universal.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAndrea GronvallChicago Reader
This awe-inspiring National Geographic documentary is as much a celebration of U.S. parks and wilderness as it is a record of one of the most audacious feats in the history of mountaineering.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMelanie McFarlandSalon.com
The visuals are stunning, offering head-spinning views with the comfort of total safety.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJohn DoyleGlobe and Mail
Free Solo...is a jaw-dropper, both in what is documented and its visual impact.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRafer GuzmanNewsday
A visually dizzying but also thought-provoking film about one man's pinnacle of achievement.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePerri NemiroffPerri Nemiroff (YouTube)
I just got so swept up in it all. I love hearing what others are so passionate about. Completely taken by Alex's story.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePeter RainerChristian Science Monitor
Impressive... But the question for me remains: Why on earth would anybody do this?
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKeith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
Alex Honnald is as fascinating as he is enigmatic and soaking up his story proves to be a satisfying experience. Yet despite the amount of time we spend with him it’s hard to get into his headspace.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreM.N. MillerReady Steady Cut
An exhilarating, immersive achievement. Free Solo is simply the best sports documentary ever made if you had to categorize it.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJosh ParhamNext Best Picture
Directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi provide an incredible amount of tension in every step that is taken and every crevasse that is reached for.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreNicholas OonMaximum Hype (YouTube)
This film is a cinematographic achievement, but also an achievement in sound editing and directing, and an achievement of the human spirit.
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