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(1 - 34) of 34 OFCS Rating: 97% Fresh Page   1   B- "A good pseudo-documentary, but the nagging questions could’ve easily replaced the wasteful screen time given to hammering home the obvious situation: that these climbers found themselves in quite a bind, with only instinct keeping them alive and moving."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf "The multiple fragmentations here are increasingly profound, as the movie intelligently compromises usual distinctions between fact and fiction, memory and fantasy, subject and object, even, to an extent, space and time."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3.5/4 "By sticking to the cold, hard facts documentarian Kevin Macdonald manages to make a mountain climbing film that is far more thrilling than its fictional predecessors."   Kansas City Star   Dan Lybarger 4/4 "A truly great film, one that puts a human face on adventure by starkly dramatizing the power of man's indefatigable resolve."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth B "An inspiring story about the power of the human will."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz "Stirring and inspiring."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Donald J. Levit 3/4 "If you refuse to buy Mackey and Aaron as Simpson and Yates, there’s no mistaking the authenticity of the film’s non-human entity."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez A- "One of the most extraordinary stories of endurance I've ever seen. If it were fiction, I would dismiss it as implausible and preposterous. As a documentary, it's astonishing."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/4 "Esta es una historia que inspira, digna de ser contada, y vista. "   Doncinema.com   Flavio J. Arosemena A- "Accomplished filmmaking and powerful human statement...Like mountain climbing itself, it's both thrilling and rather terrifying."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3.5/4 "British filmmaker Kevin Macdonald has blended elements of docudrama and documentary into a satisfying whole that will keep even the most stoic movie-goer gripping the armrest throughout."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 4/5 "True-tale mountaineering nightmare combines documentary remembrance and dramatic retelling for a terrifying, transcendent experience."   Netflix   James Rocchi 4/4 "Fraught with tension and nerve-wracking delirium, this innovative documentary is a powerful life-force in the guise of an adventure package."   Aufmuth.com   Jeanne Aufmuth 8/10 "Illustrates the inherent human instinct to self-preserve."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen B+ "a virtually perfect reconstruction of the events so chillingly recounted in Simpson's text"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit "Never have I felt so helpless than watching these men endure unfathomable hardship and not be able to do anything to help them."   Light Views   John Larsen 5/5 "You know a film is a staggering achievement in storytelling when the real-life participants narrate it after the fact and you can't believe that they could possibly survive."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 4/4 "The first great film of 2004."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest A- "This film will make you dizzy, thirsty and cold, and you might even find yourself having difficulty breathing – but you’ll love every minute of it."   FilmStew.com   Larry Carroll B "an incredible story of human endurance and man's metaphysical ties to his environment"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3.5/4 "If you don't know the story, you're in for a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat treat"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes "[A] hauntingly memorable hint of the cold dread of facing death."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3.5/4 "Thank goodness for development hell, for I can't imagine a more effective film adaptation than the one that finally came to pass."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina B+ "An electrifyingly thrilling movie"   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow B+ "About a primal war waged by man against both himself and the natural world that surrounds him."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 4/5 "Seriously blurring the line between documentary and dramatic filmmaking, this true story is absolutely gripping."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B+ "An astonishing docudrama about an incredible tale of survival."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "Kevin MacDonald has created a hybrid film [with "Touching the Void"]that skillfully combines its documentary source with its well-conceived fiction."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "As gripping as they come. It's a unique film that freely jumps genres in order to tell the best story possible."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell A- "Forget Cast Away. Forget Alive. Touching the Void may be the most harrowing, dazzling, haunting survival story ever filmed."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 3.5/4 "A gripping account of men braving the elements, Touching the Void, is not to be missed."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 2/4 "Its title suggests a meet-and-greet with Ashton Kutcher."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 8/10 Read review   Movie Gazette   Anton Bitel  (1 - 34) of 34 OFCS Rating: 97% Fresh Page   1