All of the performers are upstaged by the film's breathtaking backdrop, and by the fast and furious way Renny Harlin, the director, approaches action sequences.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Schickel
Director Harlin's only large mistake is staging the several violent deaths too authentically. They momentarily mar the high-speed implausibility of a movie that, like his Die Hard 2, agreeably combines the edgy and the genial.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Movies like this are machines for involving us and thrilling us. Cliffhanger is a fairly good machine.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Despite the don't-look-down Olympian settings, Cliffhanger's spirit is brutal and earthbound.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
After a tense, terrific, stomach-turning opening that may have moviegoing acrophobes recalling Vertigo, the film soon becomes the latest screen variation on cat-and-Mighty Mouse. [28May1993 Pg.04.D]Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
The dialogue is routine, frequently punctuated by cliches, and the character-building scenes do little more than waste time.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
Make no mistake, the high-flying stunts in director Renny Harlin's film are definitely state of the art, and while they're going on, the film works up a serious level of excitement. But as soon as the action stops and the inevitable talking begins, Cliffhanger falls to earth with a considerable thud. [28 May 1993 Pg. F1]Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
He's slightly more articulate than usual, but the lines still fall from his lips like beaten boxers to the mat. Not that it much matters, given the constant mayhem.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
It's an eroticism of nastiness -- triple-X fare for dirty old men in raincoats. If you resist this sleazy gorefest, you'll be right to feel proud of yourself.Read Full Review »
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