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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- This overlong film, written and directed by Patrick Hasburgh, keeps changing tone unobtrusively. But the skiing footage — even when squeezed into the boot of a small screen — is extraordinary.
- 63The Seattle TimesJohn HartlThe Seattle TimesJohn HartlA male-bonding tearjeker that sometimes resembles "Top Gun" on the Colorado ski slopes, Aspen Extreme" is a more watchable movie than you might expect from a former ski instructor who's making his feature-film debut as a writer-director.
- The film continually leans towards intelligence and even poignancy but then gives way to pretty pictures and nonsensical fluff.
- 50San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackAspen Extreme is an extremely slow-moving story about romance, buddies and skiing in the famous Colorado town. With a pleasant cast of mostly unknowns, except for Finola Hughes (''General Hospital's'' Anna Devane), it almost saves itself with spectacular downhill action scenes. A big almost. [23 Jan 1993, p.C3]
- 40The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyPatrick Hasburgh, who makes his feature-film debut as the writer and director of Aspen Extreme, is a ski enthusiast and former instructor who still knows more about skiing than about movies. Even though it runs close to two hours, "Aspen Extreme" remains sort of stretched out and dramatically undeveloped.
- 38ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliAspen Extreme is a predictable, pointless melodrama -- a kind of Top Gun in the snow. Ski enthusiasts might be tempted to see the film based on subject matter alone, but, unless they're undiscriminating about the quality of their movies, I would caution against it. Even as vicarious entertainment, Aspen Extreme is feeble.
- 30Los Angeles TimesPeter RainerLos Angeles TimesPeter RainerHasburgh sets a shaggy, amiable tone for the first half hour or so and then sinks into the melodrama with a heavy thud. The mind begins to wander, particularly when we are shown the dewy lovers intercut with shots of flowers poking up through the ice.
- 25Chicago TribuneClifford TerryChicago TribuneClifford TerryThe whole movie seems designed to point out that there are far better things in life than being a ski instructor in Aspen, Colo.
- 20Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleThe acting's not bad, the skiing is great and the scenery is spectacular. Still, six bucks is a steep price to pay for a travelogue, especially to a place where extreme prejudice has become as threatening as any vertical drop.
- 20Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonThere's a lot of ski footage here, but most of it is pretty standard beer commercial stuff. And the characters are on about the same level. Writer-director Patrick Hasburgh may know something about skiing, but he knows nothing about people. Or storytelling. Or filmmaking.