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Vertical Limit | Description: A mountain climber tries to rescue his sister from the top of a huge mountain Year: 2000 Classification: Action Directed: - Martin Campbell Actors/Actresses: - Chris O'Donnell as Peter Garrett - Robin Tunney as Annie Garrett - Izabella Scorupco as Monique Aubertine - Scott Glenn as Montgomery Wick - Bill Paxton as Elliot Vaughn - Nicholas Lea as Tom McLaren - Alexander Siddig as Kareem Nazir - Robert Taylor as Skip Taylor - Temuera Morrison as Major Rasul - Stuart Wilson as Royce Garrett - Steve Le Marquand as Cyril Bench - Ben Mendelsohn as Malcolm Bench - Augie Davis - Chris O Donnell Forget Plot, enjoy the S/Fx If you need a convincing, well crafted plot line, stay away. If you can put the trite, contrived story behind you and just watch it for the action sequences and special effects, you'll do fine. Don't miss the first five minutes, and try to ignore the obvious digital processing, just pretend you're watching a real movie and prepare to be thrilled. I knew something was wrong with the script when the bad guy is getting ready to climb K2, and says, "I'm leaving Monday and hope to be back here by Wednesday"..this from Base Camp. Right. Three days up and back. Oh well. K2 and climbing enthusiasts will get a chuckle from the bonehead moves and idiot script lines, but they didn't make this movie for climbers, they made it for regular folk. Go see it, you might just enjoy it. But don't expect a classic. Great Movie Vertical Limit is simply a cool movie. From the music to the effects, it keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. The plot is simple but enticing. Chris O'Donnell (THE THREE MUSKETEERS,BATMAN FOREVER, BATMAN AND ROBIN) plays a photographer from National Geographic Magazine. His sister is a nationally renowned rock climber who is about to scale K2, one of the most difficult mountains to climb. One of her partners, played by Bill Paxton (TWISTER, TITANIC, U-571), wants to reach the summit in a dangerously low amount of time. When a storm develops 3/4 up the slope, the whole team falls in a crack on the mountain with very little food and water. Chris O'Donnell now must rescue his injured sister before she runs out of supplies. Things become even worse when several of the stranded climbers develop life-threatening illnesses. With a limited number of Dex Shots (Shots given to climbers to fight off most fevers), Chris must find her sister within 2 days, or she will die. My only complaints about this movie are the visuals in the avalanche scene. This scene is shot by combining shots of the actors reacting with shots of real a avalanche. The two shots were not blended well, resulting in an unconvincing storm. However, this is a minor distraction and in no way detracts from the overall movie. The action is breathtaking, and the music fits perfectly with every moment of the film. If your into in-your-face action, Vertical Limit is definately a movie to see. Funny Rather than Thrilling; Not a Bad Bit of Entertainment Vertical Limit does not accomplish its goals as a action/suspense thriller, yet in itself it is still an entertaining movie. The acting isn't half bad--much better than could be expected of films of similar quality. What kills this movie is the plot and the details. Characters die off for little good reason other than to say, "Look, mountain climbing is dangerous, particularly when you have sun, heat, and shock-sensitive nitroglycerine on your back!" Fun factoid: the Pakistani military apparently keeps this stuff on hand for some reason and is happy to lend it out to would-be mountain rescuers. The screenplay is done in typical thriller movie fashion and actually doesn't deviate much from the tried and true formula by drawing the movie out beyond its proper end or other typical blunders. Basically, a party stranded and in grave danger of death due to freezing, altitude sicknesses, etc., must be rescued; the ambitious leader of the lost party of course cares only for himself and becomes a bad guy really overwhelmed by the antagonist represented by the forces of nature. In the end, parts of the movie supposed to build suspense end up instead giving a few good laughs due to poor execution. I don't think I was ever on the edge of my seat--much less the edge of a cliff--during this film, but I was entertained. I enjoy this film for "bad movie" nights a la Mystery Science Theater 3000, but I cannot recommend it for casual viewing. Still, if action films are your genre and you've exhausted the field, you might want to give this one a try. Full of Stunts, and typical seat of your pants movie If you like movies for the plot, do not rent or buy this one. This movie is set on edge of your seat, sweaty palms action. Plenty of special effects and stunts. The movie starts out that way, with Peter and Annie Garrett, along with their father climbing the side of a monolith. Some amatuer climbers above them lose their grip and fall down the face of the cliff, catching on to the Garrett's line. Too much weight is pulling their hook out of the crevice, and the father tells Peter to cut the rope, and of course this sends Daddy to his death, but saves the siblings. 3 years later, the brother and sister meet in Pakistan near K2. She is a famous mountain climber, he a photographer for National Geographic. She is their to take a millionaire, played by Bill Paxton up K2 to officially start his new airline. Led by an experienced climber, they get caught in bad weather at 26,000 feet. Then an avalanche hits killing all but three. Peter sets about a rag-tag group of climbers to rescue them. Time is against them and they take nitro-glycerin with them for explosives. Of course, this brings about tense moments on the mountain. If you like people getting blown up, falling from cliffs, and jumping from one mountainside to another, this movie is for you. Definitely not a thinking person's movie. Just sit back and enjoy the action. Buy Vertical Limit at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Vertical Limit Search with the Priority Search Engine on Vertical Limit This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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