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VERTICAL LIMIT (2008)

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Release Date: Dec 08, 2000; Rated: PG-13; Genres: Action/Adventure, Disaster; With: Scott Glenn, Chris O'Donnell and Bill Paxton; Distributor: Columbia Pictures

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By Wook Kim

Wook Kim

You'd expect any film about climbing K2, the infamous 28,250-foot Himalayan peak, to include a dramatic subplot like the fractured brother-sister relationship (Chris O'Donnell and Robin Tunney) that's tacked on here. But leave it to Hollywood to add a pointless million-dollar stake, a hermit climber (a wan Scott Glenn) looking to redeem himself, fiery explosions, roaring avalanches, and gravity-defying leaps -- turning what could have been a gripping adventure tale into a soulless theme-park ride.

Posted May 25, 2001

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