| Touching The Void Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 5/5) |
| You know a film is a staggering achievement in storytelling and building
dramatic tension when the real-life participants are narrating it after the
fact and you still don't, can't believe that they could possibly survive their
ordeal. Touching the Void...more |
| Touching The Void Review |
| by Edward Howell (Rating: A+) |
| This film is a docudrama. It is based on a true story filmed in documentary
style using actors for the characters involved and interposing interviews
with the actual subjects. Kevin McDonald directed this powerful story that
remains interesting and...more |
| Touching The Void Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 4/4) |
| At the point of human breaking, when hypothermia-induced delirium
kicks in, the mind does a funny thing according to British mountaineer
Joe Simpson, one of the subjects of the sensational new docudrama
"Touching the Void," based on his 1998 best...more |
| Touching The Void Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| In 1985 two British mountain climbers, Joe Simpson and
Simon Yates, trekked to the Peruvian Andes to climb
the treacherous, never before scaled Siula Grande
peak. The pair is successful in reaching the pinnacle
but, on their way back down to base camp,...more |
| Touching The Void Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B) |
| Simon Yates and Joe Simpson were experienced Alps climbers who attempted to
be the first to climb the West Face of the Andean Siula Grande mountain.
They succeeded, but on the way down Joe had a terrible accident which
shattered his kneecap. Simon...more |
| Touching The Void Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| TOUCHING THE VOID, by Academy Award winning director Kevin Macdonald (ONE DAY
IN SEPTEMBER), is a mesmerizing movie that works for two distinct reasons.
First, it is an incredible true story that could not be as moving or credible
if it wasn't. And,...more |
