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Vertical Limit
A rich adventurer wants to summit K2 in the Himalayas, while
the maiden flight of his new airline flies overhead, as a
publicity stunt. He has assembled a crew to assist him, including
a young woman who lost her father while climbing. Her brother,
also an experienced climber, happens to be in the area. Things go
wrong on the mountain, and the adventurer's party is trapped
in a deep crevice. The brother launches a desperate attempt
to save his sister, led by a loner who has a score to settle
with the adventurer...Note: The title refers to the altitude at which the human body starts to malfunction, without sufficient water and oxygen. 124 minutes, No persons under 10. Action, Drama, Male conflict & bonding. You can usually find additional (copyrighted) pictures, trailers, etc, on the Official Site. |
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Ian Douglas: As other reviewers have noted, this film somehow reminds one of "The Perfect Storm", even though it is very different. Much like in "Storm", there is lots of spectacular action, but somehow, you don't end up bawling when one of the characters dies. So although the climbing action is gripping and literally breathtaking (and you sit there wondering how they faked it), the emotional impact is somehow missing. What does come through strongly though is the intense morality prevalent amongst climbers, where the survival of the group outways the survival of the few. Literally life and death decisions, taking in a moment. Scary stuff. The film is escapist fare marred by serious plot holes and diminished emotional impact (compared to, for example, U-571), but nevertheless worth viewing for the climbing sequences and stunts.
Aman Jumna 20: One would think that professional climbers, in the context of the movie that is, would not fall as much as they did. It really became too predictable.
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