ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Michael Ledo Sam Worthington is convicted of a crime he claims he did not commit. He goes out on the ledge of a building, in what we know early on is a diversionary tactic as he conspires with his brother (Jamie Bell) to prove his innocence. He requests Lydia "Grim Reaper" Mercer (Elizabeth Banks) to be the person to talk him down. By the nickname, her track record of talking people down has been less than desirable. She is hungry to save someone while fighting her hangover.The film uses a good intense sound track to raise the thriller level as Jamie and his girlfriend (Genesis Rodriguez) attempt to prove Worthington is innocent.Good intensity. Minor expected twists.F-bomb, no sex, no nudity, Genesis Rodriguez in bra/panties.

Prismark10 Man on a Ledge wants to be high concept thriller mixing Inside Man with The Negotiator as the events you see are masking other events behind the scenes.Sam Worthington is Nick Cassidy, a former police officer now escaped convict for stealing a high value diamond from a Trump like business mogul(Ed Harris.)After his escape Cassidy checks into a hotel and then walks on to a window ledge, drawing the attention of crowds below who thinks he will jump.Cassidy demands to see disgraced negotiator Lydia Mercer (Elizabeth Banks.) At the same time Cassidy's father and brother are up to schemes of their own and then there is the case of Cassidy's former cop partner put out that he has escaped.The film is a predictable but enjoyable popcorn film with a cast that makes it hard to take things seriously. William Sadler pops up as a room service waiter, surely he is going to be more than that. Anthony Mackie, is the former partner still maintaining Cassidy's innocence but again not seemingly trying too hard to prove it. Harris is just too slimy, what did happen to that diamond?The film is rather derivative of elements from many other films ranging from The Fugitive, Dog Day Afternoon, Mission Impossible, The Italian Job as well as the films I mentioned earlier. It just about holds together.

vchaser Love this movie. Reminds me of the film noir type. Heist movie with beautiful NYC scenes, action, humor and a nice twist at the end. Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Ed Burns and Anthony Mackie do a fantastic job of building tension between the main characters. The dialog is quick & moves the plot along. The action sequences are thrilling without any blood or guts. It's an excellent film to watch, not jerky camera like so many movies today.There's some wonderful aerial shots of Madison Avenue, cars, people and buildings. The Roosevelt Hotel is also gorgeous and makes for a beautiful locale. Since it's not on Netflix I bought the Blu-Ray edition at Walmart for $7 which is well worth it.

Floated2 Man on a Ledge starring Sam Worthington was not much what I expected, which was a good thing. Having only seen the trailer a few times a while ago, and not revisiting it, my memory was not that stable. From my understanding the trailer does a great job at not showing too much information about the film (where as many trailers spoil a little too much). Man on a Ledge was a very solid action, thrill ride that kept you on your seat and interested where the story was heading. Sam Worthington does a great job as Nick, convincing as someone looking to commit suicide yet being able to stay level headed and not over the top. The supporting cast also does a fine job playing their parts, lead by Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, and Anthony Mackie. Nick being on the ledge is only part of the story but there is a reason as to why he does it, and a few bigger surprises come along the way. I found the film to be smarter than I had initially thought. I much so enjoyed its little twists as I was not expecting them. Many type of heist films such as this, people are very eagerly to criticize and look for "plot holes". Man of a Ledge does what is is set out to do, which is entertain, and for its runtime, it succeeds. Although the ending seemed a little off board, it was a great ride, yet not predictable.