Review of Man on a Ledge (2012) by Thedrauch — 26 Oct 2012

An infuriatingly unoriginal and bland caper film where we have seen every single plot twist before and in better movies where character pathos mattered just enough to keep us invested emotionally. About five minutes in is how long my attention was kept.

The majority of the plot is milked so thin that, I bet if all ideas had been thrown on the table and executed fast enough to keep us on our toes, the movie would only have been about 40 minutes long. It's like drinking a soda that is heavily watered down - it tastes mild, with only a few traces of the original drink caught on the taste buds.

There is a lot of acting talent wasted here too. Sam Worthington, Ed Harris, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, and Kyra Sedgwick are all unable to save the movie from sub-mediocrity. In short (I shouldn't have devoted this much time to writing a review on something I despise so much) 'Man on a Ledge' is basically what you would expect from a January release.

It might even be a little worse.