Man on a Ledge

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UK Release Date: 3 February 2012
Certification: 12A
Director: Asger Leth
Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Edward Burns, Patrick Collins, Ed Harris, Anthony Mackie, Genesis Rodriguez, Titus Welliver, Sam Worthington
Rating: 38%
You can only push an innocent man so far.

Review:
I felt the acting was quite a bit iffy in Man on a Ledge. Sam Worthington, most notably known for his role in Avatar, isn't particularly convincing in his role and in my opinion was very poor as he isn't even able to maintain an American accent. Elizabeth Banks is relegated to quite frankly a character that purely dumps exposition which is more a poor use of her talent rather than bad acting. Mike Ackerman, played by Anthony Mackie, in my opinion is more of a glorified cameo than anything else and there wasn't much depth to his character arc - if he even had one at all.

On the other hand, Jamie Bell and Genesis Rodriguez were quite good in my opinion. The charisma between their characters, Joey and Angie respectively, was quite infectious. Although I did feel their scene at the end was forced and unnecessary - ultimately having absolutely nothing to do with the plot. 

A thriller is meant to leave you on the edge of your seat, guessing at every moment but whilst watching with my family we were able to predict every single thing that would happen. Half an hour into the movie I knew what would happen making the payoff at the end pointless. It shouldn't be that predictable because if it is then it's not a very good movie. 

However, my favourite aspect of the movie saved it a little for me - the heist scene. Ocean's Eleven is a personal favourite of mine and Man on a Ledge borrowed heavily from it. The interactions between Joey and Angie is entertaining and there are many tense moments during the action. 

The premise of Man on the Ledge is incredible, a man threatening to jump off a hotel rooftop whilst the biggest heist of all time is committed, but unfortunately the movie doesn't live up to it's promising potential and is executed poorly. 

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