Man On A Ledge

how can people say its just ok it was great dam good story and well acted worth buying and well worth watching

I thought that this film may be a bit boring... afterall it's just about a man on a ledge...how exciting can that be?? But I was on the edge of my seat all the way through. The storyline was original, the acting was brilliant and the characters were likeable. It keeps you guessing right til the end. Definitely one of the best films I've watched this year!

The title says it all, the title lets out the basic plot of this story, an innocent? Man threatening to jump off the ledge of his hotel room. Overall I found the film very fast paced and gripping and easy to watch with some great acting and a great concept overall. Was a brilliant watch, will be a treat for fans of action crime.

I found this mostly a one-watch sort of film for the most part, thanks to ok performances from a solid enough cast but overall it's nothing all that special.

The contortions needed by the plot laid out after Sam Worthington steps out onto his ledge in the middle of New York and sets events into motion are probably no more far fetched than the likes of 'Taken', 'Unknown' etc but still they do begin to push at the boundaries of sense like a lot of these thrillers.

But there is plenty of hi-jinks and action, and I can certainly spend a couple of hours watching Elizabeth Banks onscreen so it's no waste of time totally. But I wouldn't ever rush to rewatch it.

According to Hollywood heist movies, the best way to steal something priceless is while the world watches unaware. Man On A Ledge's less than stellar USP is to have Sam Worthington threatening to jump off a NYC skyscraper as literally tens of people block the streets below, transfixed.
While this escaped con threatens suicide, his brother (Jamie Bell) and girlfriend (Genesis Rodriguez) enact what might be the dimmest robbery committed to celluloid, involving a skateboard, a Polaroid and an extraordinary capacity to suspend disbelief.
Despite its impressive cast. Director Asger Leth's follow up to documentary Ghosts Of Cite Soleil feels a bit second hand, as if it passed through the in trays of several better known actors on its way to the screen.
Think Russell Crowe instead of Worthington in the lead, Charlize Theron rather than Banks as the hostage expert, Edward Norton instead of Edward Burns as her superior. It's not that any of them are particularly bad (although Worthington's American accent barely goes the distance), it's just hard to muster much interest when the performers don't seem to be able to, and some of the dialogue's so excruciating it's a wonder the screenwriter isn't joining his protagonist on the ledge. Credibility teeters on the brink. Would Worthington's Nick really risk it all to steal a MacGuffin (evil Ed Harris' favourite diamond) that might not even be there in the first place?
Whether entertainingly terrible thriller or unintentional comedy, Man On A Ledge's plan is simple, if stupid stitch together the unlikeliest bits of Die Hard and The Negotiator and hope no one notices. How's that for a bit of daylight robbery?
You can't deny the movie is dumber than its title and less exciting than its poster, as this spectacularly silly thriller starts with a sky high concept and soon plummets towards preposterousness but if you disengage the brain from all the plot holes the movie is a bit of mindless entertainment that although you won't remember in 'T' minus one day it passes the time pretty well.
See if you like......
Oceans 11
Hostage.
Phone Booth.
John Q.
Inside man.
The Negotiator