Filled with clich茅s and it is disappointing to have the revenge subplot go nowhere however I appreciate that the movie hardly ever sags and that it lets you know immediately what the main character's tragic backstory is.

Works better as a comedy. Entertaining but ludicrous.

Vertical Limit struggles with a thin plot and badly written characters.

Bon film. Bill paxton joue tr猫s bien. Bonne musique

My favourite action movie.

One of my go to rewatch movies. Loved it when it came out in 2000. Still love it in 2023. The action and cgi is top notch for it's time and helps u see what people are willing to risk for family.

This movie officially surpassed Ishtar as possibly the worst movie of all time.

Along with the best in the genre, like Cliffhanger, worthy in your collection & rewatch list.

Cliched and unoriginal, Vertical Limit is a typical disaster flick with mediocre acting, less than mediocre script and no originality of it's own. Films like this try and go for basic surface level tension and action and it just makes you go numb as the film goes on

16/20....................................................................................................................................

Filled with clich茅s and it is disappointing to have the revenge subplot go nowhere however I appreciate that the movie hardly ever sags and that it lets you know immediately what the main character's tragic backstory is.

Yes it's a bit cheesy in places but a well drafted rescue movie from 2000. Wrap up well, sit back with a hot cup of tea and enjoy.

Not really good, not really bad. The film has its good moments, but compared to today's effect standards it becomes too clear that the actors quite often move around in paper mache, foam backdrops and plastic granules. Technically, the film has therefore not aged well. But he is still a long way from Trash a la Asylum. Director Campbell did a too good job for that and, thanks to Robin Tunney and John Glen, he also has some satisfying acting moments. Nevertheless, to me "Everest" is the better mountaineering movie drama.

While climbing in Monument Valley, siblings Peter (Chris O'Donnell) and Annie Garrett (Robin Tunney) lose their father, Royce (Stuart Wilson). After two falling climbers leave the family dangling, Royce forces Peter to cut him loose to save Peter and his sister. Four years later, Peter has retired from climbing, but Annie has become a renowned climber. Their relationship is strained, as Annie still blames Peter for the death of their father. Peter reunites with Annie at the K2 base camp, where Annie is planning a summit attempt on K2. The expedition is funded by wealthy industrialist Elliot Vaughn (Bill Paxton). Their team includes Annie, Vaughn, renowned climber Tom McLaren (Nicholas Lea), mountaineer Ali Nazir, and one other. The night before the climb, Vaughn throws a party. The gala is interrupted by reclusive Montgomery Wick (Scott Glenn), reportedly the foremost K2 expert, who verbally challenges Vaughn. It's later revealed that Wick's wife, an expedition guide, died during Vaughn's previous expedition. Vaughn claims they were hit by a storm and Wick's wife died of pulmonary edema because she forgot her supply of dexamethasone. Wick has never believed that story and has spent years trying to find his wife's body. During the present climb, Vaughn forces McLaren to continue despite a radio warning from base camp of an approaching storm. An avalanche occurs, and Annie, Vaughn, and McLaren become trapped in a crevasse, while the other two are killed. Radio contact is lost, but Peter hears Annie using static and Morse code to signal that they are alive... Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus reads: "The plot in Vertical Limit is ludicrously contrived and clich茅d. Meanwhile, the action sequences are so over-the-top and piled one on top of another, they lessen the impact on the viewer". According to free-soloing legend Alex Honnold, the unrealistic opening scene is "horrendous and probably the worst scene in all of Hollywood climbing". Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out four, commenting, "It's made from obvious formulas and pulp novel conflicts, but strongly acted and well crafted... "Vertical Limit" delivers with efficiency and craft, and there are times, when the characters are dangling over a drop of a mile, when we don't even mind how it's manipulating us." James DiGiovanna of Tucson Weekly wrote, "...now O'Donnell brings his shockingly wholesome whiteness to Vertical Limit, the best mountain-climbing movie starring Chris O'Donnell to come out this week." Philip French of The Guardian mentioned, "Campbell sustains the tension pretty well and the settings are spectacular. More interesting than the characters, however, are two aspects of the dramatic background. The first is an isolated army post on a mountain peak from which ill-equipped Pakistani soldiers fire an artillery barrage every afternoon in the direction of India as an absurd daily ritual. The second is seeing rich, mindless Americans ruining a beautiful corner of the world in the name of self-discovery. They're a new class of anti-social climbers." David Ansen of Newsweek wrote, "Vertical Limit" produces a decidedly split reaction in an audience. You gasp at the action sequences, then giggle at the drama, then gasp, then giggle until finally the filmmakers pile on one cliffhanger too many. By that point, the gasps have become muted by sheer disbelief... Alternately generating adrenaline and ennui, "Vertical Limit" battles itself to a hard-earned draw." "Vertical Limit" is a totally ok climbing thriller from Martin Campbell. Is it over the top scene wise, reality wise and story wise? Yes, yes and yes. But, there麓s still suspenseful scenes in the film and it麓s entertaining if you take it for what it is. A classic action thriller, no more no less. And we get a solid ensemble cast and it麓s pretty well made for being done in 2000. Trivia: The script was originally meant to be a sequel to "Cliffhanger" (1993).

It tries too hard to be cool and fails to deliver a story along with it's action.

Entertaining but so unrealistic. One scene especially.

I watchedVertical Limits twice and enjoyed it thoroughly each time. It has enough story line and characterization to keep you interested the entire time. Recommended!

Vertical Limit is a prime example of 2000s campy action movies. Chris O'Donnell does okay as the lead. Bill Paxton is a convincing selfish billionaire. Scott Glenn shines as the mountain climbing guru.

movie was good... kept me wondering what was going to happen next.

Has some nice suspenseful scenes but somehow makes me uninterested.