Man on a Ledge (2012)

Man on a Ledge is truly a terrific film it starts as a suicide movie and turns into an action thriller which keeps you at the edge of your seat and you really want to see what is going to happen next. Also William Sadler and Sam Worthington look like father and son a little bit and Ed Harris gives a great performance as the bad guy also Elizabeth Banks is amazing. Some of the stunts were also real and Harris gave a big bravo to Sam for doing them. If you like good action movies that they have an actual plot and a good acting you will definitely find enjoying this movie. I give it a 10 out of 10 because watching Jake Sully jumping from a rooftop is always awesome!!!

Man on a Ledge. What a ridiculous name for a movie. And ridiculous is exactly what it is, albeit a story that's as wobbly as Worthington's accent. Nicky Cassidy's (Worthington) an escaped convict whose suicide attempt in front of tens of people on the streets of New York distracts the public from a ludicrous heist that his brother (Jamie Bell) and his brother's girlfriend (Genesis Rodriguez) are carrying out. They're after a prized diamond, to prove to the world of Nick's innocence. Man on a Ledge is an amusing watch, even if it breaks our suspension of disbelief. The suspense is equaled by stupidity, with the cast, including Elizabeth Bank's negotiator, Ed Burns' detective and Anthony Mackie's lawyer stretched out. Other cast members look as if they're enjoying themselves; Bosch main man Titus Welliver revels in being a jerk, whilst Ed Harris's villain should have more screen time. They make MoaL worth the while.

I want to say that I liked this film because it was pretty entertaining, all things considered. But there were so many ridiculous implausibilities and sitcom-like moments that I cannot really praise it as a work of art. It's always nice when the good guy prevails and the evil guy is exposed, but in this story it only happens by the grace of God or reasonable facsimile. The only reason why the convict framed for the theft of a jewel still in the possession of its owner ends up prevailing is because the latter was stupid enough to remove the rock from the safe in which it was stowed and then proceeded to walk around New York City with it in his pocket. On top of that, the idea that a couple of complete novices (the convict's brother and his girlfriend) could actually pull off entry into a top-security vault (where they did not find the diamond anyway, of course) stretches credulity to its breaking point. And then there were the gratuitous and nonsensical depictions of the girlfriend as a bimbo in a Victoria's Secret thong and push-up bra as she squeezed into her Emma Peel style skin-tight suit. And then there's the blonde negotiator, Mercer, who is also supposed to be something of a tramp but ends up together with the ex-convict after she helps him to clear his name.Overall, the ratio of deus ex machina to plausible plot was way too high. None of this could or would ever have happened. The tone is that of a gritty crime drama—with a touch of slapstick thrown in for laughs. I think that gritty crime dramas work better when what they depict could in fact happen in the real world. This was more like fantasyland. If pigs could fly, sure, but the main character in this film would have been killed or thrown back in the slammer, barring that.

Starring Sam Worthington (from Clash of the Titans and Terminator: Salvation) is a 2012 clever thriller film that leaves all other "clever" films in the dust.With a great story and great execution, this proves you don't have to be Michael Bay or some other big name to make a fantastic movie.You watch as Sam Worthington's character is framed for the theft of the Black Diamond, so he stands on a ledge and acts like he's going to jump, to distract everybody from his brother and his brother's girlfriend or fiancée or something breaking into the place where he was framed and trying to steal the Diamond to prove Worthington's innocence. A good cop goes on the ledge, not knowing he's the "guy who stole the Black Diamond" and tries to coax him off.I'm not telling anything else about the film, but the rest of it is really satisfying. It doesn't answer everything, but this calm blood-pumper is a great film, earning a 9/10 from me