'Man on a Ledge' Movie Review

Man on a LedgeGenre: Crime/ThrillerDirected by: Asger LethStarring: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, Edward Burns, Genesis RodriguezRelease date: Fri 13, Jan 2012Man on a Ledge adalah sebuah film thriller kejahatan yang diarahkan oleh Asger Leth. Film ini dibintangi Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, Edward Burns, Genesis Rodriguez. Man on a Ledge dirilis pada 2011.Man on a ledge is an upcoming crime thriller movie...Read Full Story

Man on a Ledge (Rated PG-13)Starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Kyra Sedgwick, Ed HarrisDirected by Asger LethPlot: An ex-cop framed for a crime he didn't commit escapes from prison in order to clear his name.I've been hoping for a movie that really excited me this year, and I finally found it in Man on a Ledge. It's a taut thriller that actually provides the audience with some genuine thrills – something greatly missing at the cineplex so far this year. It's definitely...Read Full Story

Police negotiator Lydia Mercer (Elizabeth Banks) tries to talk a man down from a New York rooftop, but what she doesn’t realise is that the suicide threat is a ruse to cover up a diamond heist being carried out across the street. Man on a Ledge is the latest in an admittedly-not-very-long line of heist movies to emerge from Hollywood recently. There is nothing quite like a heist movie when it is done well, but the film is already being slaughtered by critics. The thing is; it’s not as bad as...Read Full Story

Film: Man on a LedgeDirector: Asger LethCast: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Bell, Ed HarrisRating: **Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington) is an ex-cop, who finds himself in a correctional facility for stealing business tycoon David Englander?s (Ed Harris) diamond. The ex-cop is now faced with the task of proving his innocence, redeeming his honour. Mind you, this one?s supposed to be a thriller.For this, he breaks prison and makes his way straight to the ledge of Hotel...Read Full Story

The Bottom Line Should you see it? No. Why? Generic and dull, you'll have a better time renting any number of heist movies instead of seeing this. Man on a Ledge is a poorly executed film. The characters are straight out of television and the resolution is entirely predictable. There is only one way it can end and indeed it does. If you can ignore the continuity gaffes, chalk up police mistakes to movie disbelief, and tolerate Sam Worthington's inconsistent American accent, you will...Read Full Story