Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Dotbankey A lot of fun.

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

donut44 Poorly acted, poorly directed and as has been stated, poorly dubbed, this movie is a knock-off of a host of previously filmed movies jammed into one. Let's see, here is your plot. (I suppose this is the spoiler alert if you will) Young adults head off into the woods for a mere 3 hour rock climb that turns into much more than they bargained as they are tormented by some mountain man that eventually picks off all the poor defenseless (albeit stupid) young adults. Sounds like it has been done before? That's because it is pretty much the same premise as most other bad horror or suspense films. It even tries to pull off a certain type of "Blair Witch" ending as if any of us are going to believe there is even a hint of realism or truth behind the film. If you think of this as a B horror film that is maybe 1 to 1-1/2 stars, then you won't be misled. If you are expecting an intelligent and interesting thriller of the 3-4 star range, you will be sorely disappointed.

movieman_kev A group of friends go on what was supposed to be a nice mountain climbing expedition/vacation in Croatia,, but when unforeseen equipment problems arise it has everyone feeling a bit on edge (pardon the pun) This film actually had a rather promising start. The scenery was beautiful, the fist action sequence was thrilling and I started to get hopes for this film. Shame on me, for no sooner than I was getting good will that the film took a drastic Wrong Turn and became a lame cheap Hills Have Eyes clone. Between that sad turn of events coupled with an over reliance on one particular song, the taste for this film soured.My Grade: D+

kluseba "Vertige" is a very entertaining movie with a lot of intense suspense in the first half that is comparable to "Cliffhanger". Apart of some generic character plays, the first half especially convinces with an interesting camera work that perfectly captures the vertigo and the fears of of one of the characters. By watching these scenes you really can identify with the character and you won't feel at ease as well. You feel as if you were climbing up the mountains of Croatia and suffering from vertigo for real. The first half also shows us many great landscapes captured by a very good camera work once again.The second part of the movie turns from a suspenseful action drama into a solid horror movie that can be compared to the legendary "The Hills Have Eyes". The transition is well developed enough to not feel like a sudden rupture but it might still mislead some people. Those who expected an intense mountaineer feature may be mixed up and feel disappointed by the second half. Those who awaited a rather generic adult horror movie might already get confused by the first half of the movie. The mixture of both genres is very particular and I personally equally adored both halves but this experimental idea is rather courageous and might not sell well. It can be considered as a mistake from a commercial point of view. From an artistic point of view, the idea is worth it and turns out to be rather intriguing.In this second part of the movie, there are some gore and splatter scenes but fortunately the movie rather focuses on the atmosphere and the fate of the characters than on a generic slaughter fest. The negative thing is that the fate of the main villain is not explained and the screenwriters could have created a few better ideas and a more profound character. On the other side, even though the movie has a radical change of style and genre, the flick is very dynamical and will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end even though there are no big twists or surprises in the movie that might push this flick above average. The ending is a little bit too generic and has some very weak and random explanations for what we have seen in about ninety minutes.There is a lot of potential in this feature and it's surely entertaining but it could have been better with an additional running time of maybe ten minutes and an improved ending. If you see this movie for a cheap price or if it is shown on television, don't hesitate to buy or watch this but don't spend more money on it and don't expect anything outstanding.

benway1 I was looking forward to watching this one, even a halfhearted blatant Descent/Wrong Turn ripoff could have worked if the whole thing wasn't buried under such an annoying script. Starts of with some promising landscape shots but as soon as the climbing starts it turns out one member of the group has vertigo. Sure there are worse ideas than putting a guy with vertigo on a voluntary mountain hike but almost the whole first half of the movie solely relies on that to create tension and panic. Combined with the weak acting of this guy, the rest of the group (only the grumpy ex-boyfriend character was kinda neutral) and some of the most uninspired by- the-numbers dangerous situations it only takes about 20 minutes until I started to keep my fingers crossed for them to die all at once within the next 5-10 minutes. Oh and and after they completely lost it the Descent/Wrong Turn ripoff starts, emphasis more on the wrong turn side.