Final Ascent

Our family has experienced the loss of a loved one leaving a strained relationship between my daughter and my husband. I found the relationship between the father and daughter in "Final Ascent" to be so accurate that I was brought to tears. I enjoyed the plot and the action just fine, but the relationship between the father and daughter really rang true in a way that I haven't really seen since "Ordinary People." This film really moved me. Great family movie!

Okay, this is a low budget flick that wants to be big, but to its credit is a villain with foibles. When the baddie in this flick gets altitude sickness, it grounds this picture in reality and adds depth to the villain's character. When he keeps climbing because of his avarice...stopping at nothing to collect his money atop the mountain, we cannot help but delight in his worsening physical state. Heidi Noelle Lenhart is no Julia Roberts but is highly watchable nonetheless. Perhaps this script would have been better with more money behind it, since the characters and dialogue are quite good. Overall, this film kept me watching.

I enjoyed watching this film, but felt that it lacked the production value that could have made it superb. The characters were developed well, but performances were uneven. The best thing I can say about this film is that it has good dialogue and characters. This must have been a low budget effort.

Alright, the film is like "Cliffhanger" only no budget, but I like the bad guy getting altitude sickness, as one other reviewer wrote. It's fun to see him get progressively sicker but to keep climbing for the money. Some action at the end is so poorly directed that the young girl parachutes down and gets back up too quickly to save her dad. The casting on this film is weak with many of the secondary characters. I assume these were not "Hollywood" hires. Some clever dialogue, though. The pacing of the film seemed good. Heidi Noelle Lenhart comes across as quite likable. In fact, it was her that kept me watching. In the end, this could have been a better film with more money and better secondary actors.

This picture tells the story of a father and daughter trying to overcome the loss of a loved one. Without giving anything away, they need to work together to battle the bad guys. Mountain climbers will love this picture. It's full of interesting twists and turns and has some very good characters. Check it out on Fox Family or on video!