Man on a Ledge – Striking soon in cinemas near you

Man on a Ledge – Striking soon in cinemas

Asger Leth’s Man on a Ledge is an upcoming thriller which will hit the theatres on January 27^th, 2012. It stars Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell and Ed Harris.

An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump from the ledge of Manhattan hotel rooftop. New York Police responds to a woman scream and brings more police to stop the man from committing suicide. They send in a female police psychologist to help the man. However,
the things aren’t as straightforward as they appear to be as the world’s biggest diamond heist is under way.

On November 1^st, 2010 Ed Harris and Titus Welliver were confirmed to star iin this flick. Filming began on October 30^th in New York City and the first image from the set was revealed the next month.  On September 2010, it was confirmed
that Bell joined the cast.

The film, however, received mostly negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes report that 15 percent of critics gave it positive ratings, based on reviews from 20 critics.

Entertainment Weekly’s film critic, Keith Staskiewicz gave it a rating of C and stated, “For a film with such a straightforward title, Man on a Ledge turns out to be remarkably convoluted.”

James Berardinelli of the Reel Views gave a score of 2.5 out of four and was disappointed after the movie. He said, “On balance, Man on a Ledge is fun, but I left the theater feeling disappointed and cheated, as if the filmmakers set me up for something
great they ultimately couldn’t deliver.”

Christy Lemire of the Associated Press gave it a poor rating of 1.5 out of four and stated, “"Man on a Ledge" is so cliched and reheated, it almost feels like a parody of a generic action picture — only no one seems to be in on the joke.”

John Hazelton of the Screen International was kinder to the film as he believed, “
Leth spins out the mystery quite effectively and while he’s doing so introduces a number of other elements that keep the film entertaining.”

Apart from poor reviews, film is a must watch for thriller fans.   

Posted by Awais Ahmed on Jan 26 2012. Filed under Entertainment. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry