SpannersGerm669 A Group of friends decide to do some weekend rock climbing, to bond together through one of the friends having a traumatic experience, as her work as a nurse. What starts off as a lot of fun, turns into a nightmare when they encounter some problems, leaving them stranded on the mountain with nowhere to go. To add insult to injury, they are being stalked by a Mountain man, who doesn't like the fact that they are in his territory. Let the hunt begin! First off, the first half of this film is absolutely incredible! The cinematography is absolutely astounding and will draw you into it from the start. The rock climbing scenes left my hands sweating, which is something that happens to me, as I have a fear of heights. So for a film to do this to me, shows how sensational the camera angles were in this very memorable experience. There were some genuinely spine tingling moments of suspense, which I can liken to the movie "Cliffhanger". You really are on the edge of your seat for a good 40 to 50 minutes. Unfortunately, when the slasher element kicks in, the movie becomes a major disappointment. The villain was not very memorable and the kills lacked creativity. The annoying characters didn't add any added incentive to feel sorry for their situation, so when the emotional scenes take place, there is just no sense of loss. As the movie ends, you will be left scratching your head, wondering how the director made a meal of what should have been a classic. Thankfully the first half of the film makes it worth the effort to have at least one viewing.

skiendog-1 Descent meets Vertical Limit. Awesome cinematography, great directing, and great acting actually makes up for a corny plot and poor character development. Young friends venture out on afternoon mountaineering trip, that turns very bad. I watched the Netflix version, and I think it was dubbed into English. If so, it was done very well. After 10 minutes in, I completely forgot about the fact that it was dubbed. Overall, a solid 8-9. Yes, it's missing character development, and the plot is corny. But, there's never a dull moment in the whole movie, and it will have you gripping at your seat. Combine that with the BEAUTIFUL cinematography, and it's a must-see.

jotix100 A group of young friends decide to escalate the peak at Risnjak, Croatia. The five have prepared themselves for what appears to be one of the most difficult climbs ever. Among them, only four, Fred, Karine, Guillaume and Chloe have experience, but the fifth member of the group, Loic, is new at the sport. To complicate things, Guillaume and Chloe were romantically involved. Now Chloe is seeing Loic which puts a bit of a strain in the situation.As they arrive to the bottom of the peak, there is a sign which Fred ignores, or just does not comprehend because it is a warning the trail is closed. Fred insists in going. The first part goes well, somehow, with Loic showing his fear because of his inexperience. They must traverse a long bridge that begins to collapse and almost kills Karine, who at one point is seen dangling from the cables until pulled to safety by Fred.As they reach the top, they find a wooded area. Fred, trying to find a way to go back walks into a some sort of animal track which crushes his leg. The friends have no clue about what is going to happen. They have arrived at an area that is full of traps. A mad lunatic has created a scenario where the five young mountaineers will be trapped with no clear way to get back to their world.Directed by Abel Ferry, it has an intriguing beginning. The trouble lies on the screenplay conceived by Johanne Bernard and Raphael Lenglet that goes for the horror as the group is trapped. Complicating the whole thing is a mad individual that has created a world unfit for humans. It is a place that not even the brave should attempt for this monster has figured out what to do with those who trespass his realm. The first part of the film plays well, but everything goes haywire after the arrival at the wooded area at the top.Fanny Valette, seen as Chloe is about the best thing in the film. Her character is fighting its own demons that are not completely and satisfactorily explained. She has done much better in other films. The picture is supposed to take place in Croatia but one suspects this was shot entirely in France. Nicolas Massart captures the essence of the adventure in its breathtaking surroundings. The musical score is by Jean-Pierre Taieb.

dschmeding The basic plot of Vertige is pretty lame and worn off considering that we are talking about a group of five mountain climbers who take an adventurous hike on a mountain path that goes overboard and turns into a fight for survival.Its like Wrong Turn if you replace the woods with mountains. At first you think it could go a different direction because the first half works pretty well as a kind of adventure movie with mountain climbers. You get some pretty impressive climbing sequences with lines snapping and nice action mixed with beautiful landscape shots and some nice camera-work... as well as a pretty hot female lead actress (although she chose a pretty strange dress for that trip that gives the viewer some pretty nice views of her mountains too). As soon as the movie turns to be a survival horror with some mountain hillbilly maniac who hunts climbers it goes overboard. There is no resolution of the obscure guy hunting the climbers and the flashback sequences about some mishappenings in the life of the female lead who seems to be a doctor are pretty meaningless and cheap.Vertige is a typical style over substance movie with a giant letdown in the end and a plot that is as paper thin as the clichéd character development. Anyone who has high hopes for another great french horror movie should stay away from this. The action sequences are really good but i doubt thats enough for a feature movie. first turns out closed and on further investigation becomes quite stressful when bridges break and cables burst.