82
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34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenFactoring in Mike Eley's breathtakingly vivid photography and a virtuoso sound mix that completely envelops the viewer, it's enough to make you never again want to poke your head into the freezer.
- 90The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneKevin Macdonald has a terrific tale on his hands, and his telling of it, very British in its matter-of-factness, can barely be faulted; yet the facts drop away, and it becomes impossible not to read the movie symbolically--as a journey to the center of the earth, or farther still.
- 90VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyUses first-person on-camera accounts of the adventure by Simpson and fellow climber Simon Yates to backdrop newly shot you-are-there footage that brings home the awesome and harrowing aspects of their feat.
- 90Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanTells a tale of fortitude that comes not from muscle but from the ineffable, bungee-like sinew that is the human spirit.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe story itself is so powerful and troubling, the moral geometry so vertiginous, and the photography so big that anything other than the natural sounds of snowfall and footfall is a Flat Earth Society intrusion.
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldIt's a gripping outdoor adventure and the movies' most inspiring epic survival story in years.
- 80Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterUnexpectedly bridges genres -- it's a buddy movie, a horror story, a boy's-own adventure, and a near metaphysical meditation on the limits of human endurance.
- 70The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasAt its heart, Touching The Void contends with the physical and spiritual dilemma of facing the unknown and overcoming paralyzing fear in order to emerge reborn on the other side. But the film's appeal is even more fundamental than that: It's just one of those stories that catches the breath, no matter how often it's told.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanSimpson and Yates give a good idea why individuals are drawn to extreme sports.