Review of Man on a Ledge (2012) by Randall E — 26 Nov 2012

Its premise was very interesting and set the film up for an interesting and entertaining hour and a bit, which it succeeded on. It wasn't the best film, nor was it the worst, but what it did offer was a reason to stay glued to the screen.

At first your not sure who your meant to root for but as the film progresses you really care for the main character Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington), and that's what makes the film so entertaining. Despite that, the film didn't really take advantage of it and instead some parts seemed very lazy and half assed.

Although there were very few, those moments ended up being the most important, especially the last scenes. Overall awesome build up but very rushed ending. Sam Worthington and the actors cast as the police force, Anthony Mackie, Edward Burns, Elizabeth Banks, Titus Welliver and Co were pretty solid.

The only problem I had was the relationship between Jamie Bell's and Genesis Rodriguez's characters, individually they were good but they just didn't have any chemistry together, which is why their scenes together, intentionally comedic, feel quite flat and it ultimately felt unreal, Still, solid film, but not solid enough to be amazing.