
Steep traces the legacy of extreme skiing from its early pioneers to the daredevils of today.... (Full plot summary below)
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Steep traces the legacy of extreme skiing from its early pioneers to the daredevils of today.
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| Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteAlthough this is director Mark Obenhaus' first ski movie, it is every bit as exciting as the popular Warren Miller pictures, and boasts an unobstrusive soundtrack in place of the heavy metal racket that fuels most sports documentaries. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)There's awe-inspiringly beautiful footage in Steep and awe-inspiringly stupid talk. |
| Chicago TribuneScott SchuellerCertain to appeal to the extreme sport enthusiast, but it also deserves a mass audience for its incredible imagery and window into a lifestyle most can't fathom. It's nearly impossible to walk away without a new motivation to find something that can make you feel the way these skiers do. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonNonetheless, there's something life affirming in all of this. Even as most of us recoil with self-preservation at their feats, we also secretly applaud them pushing the envelope of mortality. |
| Portland OregonianM. E. RussellA surprisingly fatalistic, way-above-average ski documentary that lays out a 35-year history of the "extreme" end of the sport. |
| AV ClubTasha RobinsonEnthusiasts and neophytes alike should be able to join together in gasping at the sight of people plunging down vertical walls of ice, taking their lives into their own hands for a brief, lion-lifed adrenaline charge. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaFilled with breathtaking shots of crazed nutballs on skis plummeting down pitched peaks at high speed, Steep is a visually exhilarating sports documentary that is also more than a little exasperating. |
| Seattle TimesTed FryEven though the pull of the mountain remains a mystery, we do gain some understanding of the humanity that fuels the hair-raising risks captured so eloquently on film. |
| Toronto StarPhilip MarchandObenhaus's movie certainly contains a lot of spectacular photography. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesBill StametsSteep is a throwback to the early days of movies when the sight of things in motion was a thrill in itself. Seeing leaves rustling in the wind or waves on the sea was a marvel. |