MAN ON A LEDGE

With Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, William Sadler, Genesis Rodriguez

Written by Pablo F. Fenjves

Directed by Asger Leth

Reminiscent of an action-drama set in a confined space like Phone Booth, here the location of peril from which the narrative stems cannot be more blatantly spelled out than in the title. One would think that this has limited possibilities to milk out into a full feature length film, but naturally a back story is fleshed out behind the scenes, fed to the audience piece by piece, and related locations moving away from this constrictive spot.
At first what seems like a possible suicide, slowly unfolds as far more with many players involved in a plot netting out to include family members, cops and villains.

The viewer's attention is pulled into the mystery and suspense, however won't necessarily blow everyone out of the water.
If you're afraid of heights, this one may gnaw at your tension bone.

3 / C
- Paul Blom

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A: Multiple Viewing Potential
B: Deserves Another Look
C: Once Should Suffice