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Man on a Ledge (2012)
Directed by Asger Leth
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Overview
An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.
Rated PG-13 | Length 102 minutes
Actors
Sam Worthington | Elizabeth Banks | Jamie Bell | Anthony Mackie | Edward Burns | Génesis Rodríguez | Ed Harris | Titus Welliver | Kyra Sedgwick | J. Smith-Cameron | Robert Clohessy | Mandy Gonzalez | William Sadler | Afton Williamson | Jonathan Walker | Daniel Sauli | Barbara Marineau | Patrick Collins | Joe Lisi | Candice McKoy | Johnny Solo | James Yaegashi | Frank Pando | Jason Kolotouros | Michael Laurence | Don Castro | Pooja Kumar | John Dossett | Sylvia Kauders | Felix Solis | Jabari Gray | James Andrew O'Connor | Ann Arvia | Liz Holtan | Jason Furlani | Terry Serpico | Erin Quill | Arthur J. Nascarella | Jimmy Palumbo | J. Bernard Calloway | Gerry Vichi | Geoffrey Cantor | Brett G. Smith | John Comer | Frank Anello | Justin Chauncey | Marmee Regine Cosico | Jeff Grossman | Cal Koury | Derrick T. Lewis | Mario Moise Fontaine | Rick Pantera | Brian James Pepe | Bill Walters
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/10/2012 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 1.5 stars |
| (Average) 1.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Unfortunately this will likely be a quick few thoughts since the movie didn’t really make me feel much of anything. It’s the epitome of “well, that was something I watched”. Overly long and far too obvious, Man on a Ledge kills any sort of tension it might build up through the first act with uninspired performances from a typically solid cast featuring Sam Worthington(not typically solid), Ed Harris, Ed Burns, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie and Kyra Sedgwick (although really, does she even count? she’s barely there and might have 2 lines for a poorly written character). Everyone’s on autopilot barely scrounging anything that’s given to them with tedious dialogue and logic defying character choices.
The story, if you even care at this point, is a man sent to jail for a crime he didn’t commit decides to step onto a ledge to distract everyone from an actual crime he has planned in the next door building carried out by his brother in order to prove his innocence. Don’t cry spoiler, because seriously, that synopsis is exactly the entire movie. There are no big twists (save for one but if you can’t see that coming from a mile away you simply weren’t paying attention) and no particularly interesting character revelations but it does feature every cliche in the book. The movie not only holds your hand throughout the entire run time but dares to act as if these “revelations” are heart attack inducing.
Man on a Ledge is just plain boring and forgettable. Nothing great about the performances, a cliche ridden script and lazy direction make for yet another January radar blip that people will struggle to remember by the end of 2 hours much less the end of the weekend. Skip it.
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