A great film! And more than just a mountaineering film. "Touching The Void" is an incredible story of survival. Like Shackleton's odyssey, you would not believe Joe Simpson's saga if it was not true. For a documentary, this movie does everything right. The mountain footage is fantastic. The climbing shots are gripping. The narration follows the story line by line and scene by scene. Every aspect of this harrowing epic is brought to life and fully explained. It is like reading a book on screen, full of detail and imagination. The acting is fine and continually complements the narrative. This true story blows away Hollywood tripe like "Cliffhanger" and "Vertical Limit". Forget for once the sappy plot lines and ridiculous far-fetched feats attributed to most adventure films. This amazing story is true! My only contention would be that "Touching The Void" is after all, a documentary, and therefore might come across as methodically slow at times. All the same, go see it! 8/10
Review of Touching the Void
