Vertical Limit

Watch: Vertical Limit

PG-13

12/8/20002h 4m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Hold your breath. ~

Overview:

Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives.

Director:

Martin Campbell

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$75,000,000.00

Revenue:

$215,663,859.00

Key words:

rescue
himalaya mountain range
mountaineer
pakistan
climbing
k2
survival
mountain climbing
mountaineering
adventurer
karakoram

Cast

Chris O'Donnell

~ as ~

Peter Garrett

Robin Tunney

~ as ~

Annie Garrett

Bill Paxton

~ as ~

Elliot Vaughn

Scott Glenn

~ as ~

Montgomery Wick

Izabella Scorupco

~ as ~

Monique Aubertine

Nicholas Lea

~ as ~

Tom McLaren

Temuera Morrison

~ as ~

Major Rasul

Alexander Siddig

~ as ~

Kareem Nazir

Stuart Wilson

~ as ~

Royce Garrett

Augie Davis

~ as ~

Aziz

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Reviews (2)

JPV852
Written 5 year(s) ago
7
Some parts were dumb (the nitro bombs for instance) and the CGI not always the best (albeit this was 20 years ago, so some forgiveness) but I liked the cast, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney and Scott Glenn especially, and thought all in all was an entertaining enough survival-thriller. 3.25/5
Wuchak
Written 4 year(s) ago
5
A Fun Time but overKILL to the Extreme

I had high hopes for this film after seeing the thrilling opening sequence in Monument Valley, Utah; but, alas, it was not to be.

THE STORY: A famous female climber gets stuck in an ice cave with two others near the top of K2, the second highest mountain on Earth. Her brother, who has sworn off climbing because of his father's climbing death, has no choice but to assemble a team to rescue the trio.

WHAT WORKS: As already mentioned, the opening sequence is excellent, the locations are great (the New Zealand Alps), the story pretty much keeps your attention (until the absurdities really mount up -- pun intended) and both Robin Tunney & Izabella Scorupco are deliciously beautiful.

WHAT DOESN'T WORK: As the story continues the believability decreases severely. In fact, the crisis/suspense/action sequences are so EXTREME and strung so close together (especially as the movie proceeds) they tend to make you bust out laughing -- the very OPPOSITE reaction the creators wanted. By the very end the ridiculous overkill made me lose interest in whatever story was supposed to be there.

FINAL ANALYSIS: I was hoping for something unexpectedly great like "The Edge," but ended up with a fun but ultimately shallow time-waster. For comparison, "Cliffhanger" is "Apocalypse Now" next to "Vertical Limit."

GRADE: C