Overview
Genre :
ThrillerRelease Date :
January 27, 2012MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Asger LethStarring :
Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Kyra Sedgwick, Edward Burns, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, Genesis Rodriguez, Ed Harris, Titus Welliver, Afton Williamson
REVIEWS RATE:
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“..unfortunately, this film doesn't realize it's a comedy..”
by Brian Miller [Village Voice]
“..this cloddishly contrived suspenser is too busy to bore, but too farfetched to thrill..”
by Justin Chang [Variety]
“..the only thing buzzing in "Man on a Ledge" are little gnats of narrative improbability..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
“..the mystery is mostly explained about 50 minutes in and thereafter the film becomes a more standard..”
by John Hazelton [Screen International]
“..the movie is deeply dependent on its supporting players..”
by Mary F. Pols [TIME Magazine]
“..the film looks strangely outdated..”
by Jaime N. Christley [Slant Magazine]
Review rate : D
“..offers an intriguing premise of revenge and redemption, but ultimately asks its audience to take too many leaps..”
“..offers an intriguing premise of revenge and redemption, but ultimately asks its audience to take too many leaps..”
by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic]
“..much of what happens is not only improbable and impractical but nonsensical..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..much of the plot logic also appears to have been tossed out that window and the corny dialogue..”
by Michael Rechtshaffen [Hollywood Reporter]
Review rate : D+
“..many stories above a messy bit of New York City asphalt..”
“..many stories above a messy bit of New York City asphalt..”
by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times]
“..manages to both amuse and provoke, to cleave to convention and promote ideas..”
by John Anderson [Wall Street Journal]
Review rate : D
“..leth totally fumbles what should be the movie's biggest moment..”
“..leth totally fumbles what should be the movie's biggest moment..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News]
Review rate : D
“..has its diverting moments, but by the time it has reached its too-pat final twist..”
“..has its diverting moments, but by the time it has reached its too-pat final twist..”
by Ann Hornada [Washington Post]
Review rate : D
“..for a while, there's dumb fun to be had..”
“..for a while, there's dumb fun to be had..”
by A.A. Dowd [Time Out New York]
Review rate : C
“..for a film with such a straightforward title, Man on a Ledge turns out to be remarkably convoluted..”
“..for a film with such a straightforward title, Man on a Ledge turns out to be remarkably convoluted..”
by Keith Staskiewicz [Entertainment Weekly]
“..faulty logic is too pervasive and flashes of dark humor are too few..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Review rate : D
“..due to a convoluted plot that's also stunningly improbable..”
“..due to a convoluted plot that's also stunningly improbable..”
by Kathleen Murphy [MSN Movies]
“..completely bereft of entertainment value or invention..”
by Andrew Lapin [NPR]
“..any verisimilitude is undercut by a preposterous story and lines no actor should be forced to utter..”
by Stephen Holden [New York Times]
“..a movie that runs close to two hours before finally leaping into sheer gob-smacking nonsense..”
by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]
