
An ex-cop-turned-con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel. The nearest New York Police Officer immediately responds to a screaming woman and calls dispatch. More officers arrive with SWAT and tactical command along with firefighters. The police then dispatch a police psychologist personally requested to talk him down from the ledge. However, things aren't as they seem.... (Full plot summary below)
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An ex-cop-turned-con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel. The nearest New York Police Officer immediately responds to a screaming woman and calls dispatch. More officers arrive with SWAT and tactical command along with firefighters. The police then dispatch a police psychologist personally requested to talk him down from the ledge. However, things aren't as they seem.
Leave your thoughts about Man on a Ledge.
| Screen It!Jim JudySince we're not allowed to engage with any of the characters, we're simply left to ponder why we're sitting through a Mission: Impossible wannabe while the real & superior thing is still playing next door (Full Content Parental Review also available) |
| Dark HorizonsGary DowellMan on a Ledge flirts with B-movie greatness but comes up short thanks to the far-fetched plot device used to power a clunky hybrid of heist flick/Hitchcockian wrong-man thriller. |
| Mania.comRob VauxWhile the cast includes Ed "I'm Here to Save the Film" Harris, Kyra "I'm Here to Save the Film" Sedgwick and William "I'm Here to Save the Film" Sadler, none of them actually save the film. |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovThe screenplay is so relentlessly stupid that watching this talented cast (including Ed Harris, Jamie Bell, and Elizabeth Banks) trying to duck its idiocies is painful. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfLedge is best left hanging in the air, staying close to stationary characters. Once it starts down a dopey blockbuster route, it ceases to be of any entertainment value. |
| AV ClubScott TobiasAs the plot unfolds, brick by brick, the structure starts to wobble until it finally collapses into unintentional comedy. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenCorny banter distracts from tension in this implausible thriller. |
| Orlando WeeklyWilliam GossA machine calibrated to dole out twists and turns with clocklike precision, if not roller-coaster velocity. |
| BeliefnetNell MinowIt wants to be a twisty-turny thriller but it is as straightforward as its title. |
| About.comRebecca MurrayThe actual plot is ludicrous, as are the stunts, but the execution of it all is fun enough to watch |