Vertical Limit Critic Reviews

Pulls off thrilling stunts that will leave you a sweaty-palmed mess. It's top-tier movie escapism.Read the full review

Possibly the most suspense-charged mountain-climbing movie ever made.Read the full review

Strong performances, particularly by Glenn as the hard-bitten climber with a private agenda, Vertical Limit delivers.Read the full review

Vertical Limit, despite its weaknesses, finds the right director in Martin Campbell to energize this high-altitude thriller.Read the full review

By laying on disasters with a trowel, misses the chance to sweep us up into a more elegant fantasy of primitive mountaintop terror.Read the full review

The action scenes in Vertical Limit take cliffhanging to the highest peaks of excitement. It's a shame the story keeps dragging us down to sea level.Read the full review

Remains exciting as long as it stays on the mountains.Read the full review

The film is well shot and has titillating action without a single persuasive emotion.Read the full review

Avalanches are nothing compared to the deadening touch of the stereotyping and audience-insulting simplicities in the scenic but brain-dead Vertical Limit.Read the full review