Saturday, May 19, 2012

Man on a Ledge (2011)

I saw this recently, after I started my blog, so I should make a note of this also.
Asger Leth - who is son of antellectial film-maker - has made a bad mainstrea movie. It has all the ingredients that should make a good movie: one man trying t o prove his innocence, a cop with a troubled past, but his movie completely lacks any credible plot. Nick Cassady has been framed by his ex-partner Mike  Ackerman. He is supposed to spend 25 years in jail. When his father dies, he is allowed to take part in the funeral, under heavy surveillance of the police, however he still manages to flee, police heeling after him. And he manages to enter Brooklyn and climb up to the ledge to start his master plan of revenge. He stands on the ledge - and, of course, he is not going to jump, as this would be the end of the movie. The revenge includes also Nick's brother, who is supposed to steal the diamond from Ackerman that brought Nick originally into jail.
You could fill several movies to fill in the holes of this preposterous movie. I will give it a 3/10.

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