Man on a Ledge is some of the most ridiculous fun you’ll have in a theater. It’s stupid. It’s implausible. But it’s fun. With a title like Man on a Ledge, you should know what you’re getting yourself into and by 10 minutes in, you’re there – on the ledge…with the man. The plot is dumb, the characters are foolish, and the whole scenario is played out. But it’s fun. There are laughs, there’s some action, there’s some suspense, and a bit of sex appeal thrown in there as well. You’ll get your money’s worth but you should probably save your money.
Nick Cassidy (played by Sam Worthington) is the Man on a Ledge. He checks into a nice hotel with plenty of exposure, orders breakfast, and then goes outside of his window and onto the ledge. Don’t worry, the entire movie isn’t about the ledge…there is more than meets the eye. You are given some back story, cryptic clues and then left to figure out what’s going on. But again, don’t worry, the script is made for five year olds and everything is laid out for you so you don’t have to think too hard. This is definitely a popcorn flick so actually there is no thinking involved at all. Before you know it, you’re in a totally different movie but there’s still a man on a ledge.
Sam Worthington and Elizabeth Banks on the ledge...
This is the kind of movie where you sit back and escape for a couple of hours. If you liked Tower Heist, you’ll enjoy this one too … it’s in the same vein of mindless fun and retribution for the underdog. Ed Harris is the top dog and misplaced in this movie by strides. Joining him is Anthony Mackie as Mike Ackerman, Nick’s old partner, Edward Burns as Jack Dougherty, another cop, and Elizabeth Banks as Lydia Mercer, the cop negotiator requested to talk Nick down. Jamie Bell is Nick’s brother and his girlfriend is the hot hot hot Angie (played by Génesis Rodríguez). I don’t know if this was an inside joke or just terrible casting but Kyra Sedgwick plays a somewhat Hispanic news reporter called Suzie Morales…heavy on the Morales.
Suzie Morales
No one really acts. They don’t really need to…the movie is called Man on a Ledge. The movie is straightforward and leaves you the same as you entered. They screened this movie for a full month so they’re banking on a lot of word of mouth and they will probably get it – audiences left this movie with smiles and chatter. It’s a movie for everybody and a movie for nobody as it doesn’t really teach you anything but there’s no barrier to entry either. Just a mindless story that didn’t really need to be told. There’s so much to laugh at…but, it’s fun.
The Debt is a true thriller – it will keep you perched on the edge of your seat or makes you sink back into your chair as you feel the actors’ emotions and director’s message. This is yet another remake (but you probably haven’t seen the original which is an Israeli film from only 4 years ago). The director, John Madden, takes his artistic license and switches things a bit to make the story appeal to a much broader audience while keeping the same chilling undertones. The movie follows three Mossad secret agents who share a deep secret. The movie goes back and forth in time giving you hints and pieces of stories allowing you to try and figure out what actually happened. There’s action, there’s thought-provoking scenarios but foremost, there’s unbelievable tension.
Here’s the gist of it: Clash of the Titans follows a demigod (half man/half god) named Perseusas as he fulfils his fate to bring in the new era of man and replace the rule of the Gods. Man was created by Zeus and man’s prayers fuel the God’s immortality. However, Man started to grow tired of the Gods and started to turn on them. Hades, Zeus’s bitter brother, decides to use this opportunity to overthrow his brother and take power over both Gods and Man through his pet monster called the Kraken. Long story short (the movie is 2 hours long), this is yet another one guy goes on a journey, meets people along the way, finds himself, and saves the world movie. The visuals are pretty poor, the acting is blah, and the music is mundane. It definitely should not be in 3D, but more on that later…
