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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversPulls off thrilling stunts that will leave you a sweaty-palmed mess. It's top-tier movie escapism.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertStrong performances, particularly by Glenn as the hard-bitten climber with a private agenda, Vertical Limit delivers.
- 75Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanVertical Limit is like riding a roller coaster for two hours. First it's frighteningly exciting. Then it's mind-numbing
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIf you were forced to judge it simply on its action-movie visual and technical elements, you'd have to count it a roaring success... . But if you lay aside that action and watch the people instead, it's a morass of dimwitted family crises and hack action-movie cliches.
- 40Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonVertical Limit's real problem is its digitized sheen. Every shot seems to have been CGI-enhanced, so the movie has an overpasteurized, Velveeta-like glow -- processed movie food.
- 40SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorWants to be a dizzy, precarious thrill ride. Glenn provides the only gravity that doesn't seem dull, literal and earthbound.
- 40Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert HortonSo wound up in its own bungee cords, it leaves itself hopelessly tied in knots.
- 38Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrAvalanches are nothing compared to the deadening touch of the stereotyping and audience-insulting simplicities in the scenic but brain-dead Vertical Limit.
- 30The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottA shallow yet empty action extravaganza.
- 20Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovIt's a huge, bloated, hulking movie.