Cliffhanger Critic Reviews

But where most rugged he-man films feature a few action sequences scattered throughout, director Renny Harlin keeps the adventure stuff in this reputed $ 65 million production coming at an astonishing pace.Read the full review

All of the performers are upstaged by the film's breathtaking backdrop, and by the fast and furious way Renny Harlin, the director, approaches action sequences.Read the full review

Movies like this are machines for involving us and thrilling us. Cliffhanger is a fairly good machine.Read the full review

Despite the don't-look-down Olympian settings, Cliffhanger's spirit is brutal and earthbound.Read the full review

After a tense, terrific, stomach-turning opening that may have moviegoing acrophobes recalling Vertigo, the film soon becomes the latest screen variation on cat-and-Mighty Mouse. [28May1993 Pg.04.D]Read the full review

The dialogue is routine, frequently punctuated by cliches, and the character-building scenes do little more than waste time.Read the full review

He's slightly more articulate than usual, but the lines still fall from his lips like beaten boxers to the mat. Not that it much matters, given the constant mayhem.Read the full review

Make no mistake, the high-flying stunts in director Renny Harlin's film are definitely state of the art, and while they're going on, the film works up a serious level of excitement. But as soon as the action stops and the inevitable talking begins, Cliffhanger falls to earth with a considerable thud. [28 May 1993 Pg. F1]Read the full review