Vertical Ascent - Moritz Von Oswald

Advantages: Pure action, no distraction
Disadvantages: Less believable than MacDonalds' merchandising posters

...No, this opinion does not focus on those unfortunate people such as myself, who find their own dizzying height a hindrance to their everyday lives. If I start sharing with you my constant distress at having to squeeze myself (bent double) into coach and bus seating, I may just start to weep. No, dear friends, this opinion confronts the newest Hollywood genre of them all, the event movie. The concept behind films like this and others (such as Independence Day, Jurassic Park and Twister), is to take a budget big enough to make Solomon blush and spend only a small amount of it on the actors, saving several lottery wins worth of cash for the special effects. This is the most successful format to date and Vertical Limit is no exception. I must firstly say that for me, this feature (or Cliffhanger with attitude) is a film containing... Read review

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Advantages: Good film
Disadvantages: none

...Vertical limit is one of those films you will either love or not. I loved it! Yes despite my fear of heights, I really enjoyed this film. Okay some scenes did have me looking at the screen from my hands strategically placed over my eyes! The story open with five climbers on a ‘vertical’ mountain face! Three are related, namely Father, Son and daughter. As they climb their way to the peak, the unthinkable happens, the rope breaks free and they begin their long plunge to the earth ‘miles’ below! Luckily one rope holds and the son is then ordered by his father to cut the rope-thus k illing his father and two other climbers. But does he have the guts to cut the rope, and k ill his father? A few years later, and surprisingly enough the daughter hasn't been put off climbing by the events that had happened years... Read review

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Advantages: Nice special effects!
Disadvantages: Dull script - boring!

...I saw Vertical Limit because of the trailers and adverts. It really did look like an excellent film, I went into my local Odeon (a few months ago) with high hopes and I left disappointed. Sure the fancy special effects dazzled me but the script didn’t. The first hour of the film are very impressive, however it goes down hill from there. The film begins in the same location that Mission Impossible 2 was shot. For those that don’t know the film is about a group of climbers who daringly climb K2. A group leave to climb the mountain and as you will have guessed a storm occurs, the group of 3 are divided on whether to turn back or carry on. They decide to carry on. They fall under an ice sheet and the ending well I don’t want to give it away I’ll just say that the film ends in true American movie style... Read review

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