A fine depiction of Pakistan’s scenic beauty

Vertical Limit chronicles a damaged yet loving brother-sister relationship against the backdrop of an intensely dangerous mountain rescue. The dynamics of the human urge for survival are played out on the chilling might of K2, the world's second highest and most challenging mountain. The Film truly depicts the beauty of Himalayan Range in Pakistan and hospitality of its people.

The director has done a good job depicting the majesty of K2 surrounded by one of the highest mountain range of the world. The picture also adds a little flavor of political tension between India and Pakistan when one of the Pakistani Colonel joking mention to the hero “it is 3:00 am time to wake-up the Indian” 

Although there are some gripping scenes in the movie but it does not live up to the standards of good story telling. There are many silly mistakes for instance is it not stupid to consider that a military colonel would not know that nitroglycerin can explode if exposed to the sun light. There are many scenes in the movie that has no relevance to the story and it looks like they were added to make it a full-length movie. It is also quite unnatural to save one person at the cost of 4 lives. Acting was also not of the highest standards. Overall an average movie but a must see for Pakistani crowd. 

Cast: Chris O’Donnell playing the lead role of Peter Garrett Bill Paxton plays self-centered Elliot Vaughn, Robin Tunney plays as Annie Garret sister of Peter Garrett, and these were the leading roles of the movie. 

Director/Producer: Martin Campbell

Story: Robert King

See Also: K2, Pakistan

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