People dont come to a b movie thriller for a lecture and they certainly dont show up when the criticism is leveled against them. After embarking on a passionate affair with his evangelical neighbors wife tyler, gavin hunnam soon finds himself in a battle of wills that will have life or death consequences. Cassidys brother jamie bell and brothers girlfriend genesis rodriguez are attempting to steal a diamond from jewellery tycoon david englander ed. Young hotel manager gavin hunnam steps out onto a high ledge to commit suicide. Movie info an excop and now wanted fugitive sam worthington stands on the ledge of a highrise building while a hardliving new york police department negotiator elizabeth bankstries to talk. Legends of the fall is a 1994 american epic historical drama western film directed by edward zwick and starring brad pitt, anthony hopkins, aidan quinn, julia ormond and henry thomas. Ultimately, as a test of faith, or lack of it, the believer forces the nonbeliever onto the ledge of a tall building. Book details that 100% shouldve made it into the movie or tv. The movie stretches itself out far longer than it should be, with scenes that end up being irrelevant, scenes that continue for longer than they need to a big mistake in a movie meant to be as suspenseful as this, and a meandering plot that could have had 2 huge sections and about 40 minutes of film rewritten without changing anything. Using extreme moods and traits to create a complex, memorable, and ultimately sympathetic character in the fisherman in a story of extreme circumstances, the fisherman character is a study in extremes. July 7, 2011 what undoes it is its mechanical structure. The movie s plot supports the idea of the truth ultimately being what matters most, triumphing over corruption.
Parents need to know that the main character in man on a ledge spends much of the film perched on a ledge atop a tall building, only one step away from falling to his death. A police officer looks to talk down a young man lured by his lovers husband to the ledge of a high rise, where he has one hour to contemplate a fateful decision. I couldnt engage with any of the characters and thought the plot highly unlikely and contrived. Gavin then starts telling hollis the story of the love triangle. The synopsis below may give away important plot points. Writerdirector matthew chapman is the greatgrandson of charles darwin and is an open atheist himself.
From 911 to bigotry, this movie has hit the nail on the head converting it on screen. The film stars hailee steinfeld, woody harrelson, kyra sedgwick, and haley lu richardson. As a police psychologist works to talk down an excon who is threatening to jump from a manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion. The ledge is a 2011 american thriller drama film written and directed by matthew chapman, starring charlie hunnam, terrence howard, liv tyler, christopher gorham, and patrick wilson. All the while, a police officer terrence howard tries to talk gavin off of the ledge. Stan norris is a tennis pro who is having an affair with one of his clients. He then has one hour to make a choice between his own life and someone elses. Oct 11, 2019 this story has been shared 3,258 times. Roger ebert of the chicago suntimes said the movie cuts back and forth between two preposterous plot lines and uses the man on the ledge as a device to pump up the tension. The ledge was marketed as a very atheist friendly film directed by matthew chapman whom is the greatgreat grandson of charles darwin. Rent man on a ledge 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Man on a ledge might look like another preposterous heist thriller, but its really a topical wishfulfilment fantasy, in which the common man gets sweet revenge on the unscrupulous wealthy elite. Man on a ledge story, man on a ledge hollywood movie story.
The ledge comes perilously close and tells a ripping true story at the same time. Principal photography began on october 21, 2015, in vancouver and ended on december 3, 2015 the film premiered at the 2016 toronto international film festival on. Worldweary police officer hollis howard is assigned to talk him down but is tormented by traumatic issues of his own. Movies like the ledge if you like the ledge you are looking for psychological, tense and sincere movies about with adultery, infidelity, moral dilemma, atheist, hopes, introspection and redemption themes of drama, romance and thriller genre shot in usa or germany. The film was supposed to star an atheist protagonist that defied most viewers perceptions of atheists in general.
The ledge is a grim, unpleasant, hatefilled thriller that saves most of its antagonism for christians and their beliefs. Synopsis in new york city, nick cassidy sam worthington checks in to the roosevelt hotel under the false name of walker, goes to his hotel room at the top floor, and climbs on the ledge, apparently ready to commit suicide. One step can change a life forever in the ledge, a sexy and suspenseful thriller, starring charlie hunnam, liv tyler, patrick wilson and terrence howard. Jan 27, 2012 12 man on a ledge people cheer the plot twists in this lousy movie about a fugitive sam worthington threatening to jump off a building. Cressner, however, is a mobster who does not like to lose. Nick cassidy sam worthington makes a desperate and lifethreatening move to prove his innocence after he is framed for the theft of a rare, prized diamond.
When disgraced excop nick cassidy sam worthington steps onto the ledge of the highest floor of new yorks famous roosevelt hotel, more than just his. I found man on a ledge to be a very disappointing movie. After the fisherman noticed that the skiff had drifted away he tried to send a distress signal. Everything you need to know about man on a ledge movie 2012.
The denver post in june 1992, best friends jim davidson and mike price stood atop washingtons mount rainier, celebrating what they hoped would be the first of. The ledge is a short story by stephen king, first published in the july 1976 issue of penthouse, and later collected in kings 1978 collection night shift. Man on a ledge is a fantastic film, really, because the cast have an awesome performance and do that the film be interesting, the trama can be simple but is perfect, this film is really great, i love it. Events transpire in such a way that gavin ends up on the ledge of a tall apartment building and joe gives him one hour to jump to his death or another. The movie has two plots, and the principal characters of each intersect on the ledge of a skyscraper, where one man, gavin, is about to jump, and another man, hollis, is a detective trying to talk him out of it. A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist christian and an atheist escalates into a lethal battle of wills. Posters and synopsis for source code, man on a ledge, the. Jan 27, 2012 read the man on a ledge plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. After an atheistic neighbor charlie hunnam has an affair with his wife, a vengeful fundamentalist forces the man to choose between killing himself or allowing someone else to. And while much of the plot logic also appears to have been tossed out that window and the corny dialogue does. On the rooftop of a city skyscraper, detective hollis terrence howard iron man pleads with gavin charlie hunnam sons of anarchy not to jump. We have some great posters and synopses from the american film market afm for the upcoming films the three musketeers, source code, and man on a ledge. King employs a first person narrator and opens with the protagonist, stan norris, in the clutches of cressner, a wealthy, cruel criminal overlord.
Directed by asger leth, man on a ledge was first released in 2012. Print by lawrence sargent hall thesis in writing the. Man on a ledge 2012 movie still man on a ledge plot. The movie cuts back and forth between two preposterous plot lines and uses the man on the ledge as a device to pump up the tension. Based on the 1979 novella of the same title by jim harrison, the film is about three brothers and their father living in the wilderness and plains of montana in the early 20th century and how their lives are. Detective hollis lucetti terrence howard receives news from a doctor that he has been sterile his entire life. The cast of man on a ledge includes sam worthington,elizabeth banks. But man on a ledge is a thriller first, and it should be. The ledge is one of the most recent films ive seen that carries with it a great debate within that conveys the basic idea of religion taken too far. Trailer for the ledge starring liv tyler and patrick. With charlie hunnam, terrence howard, patrick wilson, liv tyler. The edge of seventeen is a 2016 american comingofage comedydrama film written and directed by kelly fremon craig, in her directorial debut. Complete summary of lawrence sargent halls the ledge. Jul 08, 2011 after embarking on a passionate affair with his evangelical neighbors wife tyler, gavin hunnam soon finds himself in a battle of wills that will have life or death consequences.
Cressner offers norris a bag full of money and his wife and then informs norris. There are references to suicide, several fistfights and shootouts which cause mortal injuries, and some swearing including fk and st, as well as two characters. Insidiouss wilson to the ledge of a high rise and told he has one hour to make a choice between his life or the one he loves. The ledge by lawrence sargent hall, 1959 the magic trick. Works cited presented to you by joshua sell and christopher frye the ledge hall, lawrence sargent. The ledge is a short story written by stephen king, originally published in the july 1976 issue of penthouse, and was later included in kings 1978 night shift. From scene one when they were on the ledge of a bridge and not the bell tower of their school, i could see that this would be a mess. Man on a ledge flirts with b movie greatness but comes up short thanks to the farfetched plot device used to power a clunky hybrid of heist flickhitchcockian wrongman thriller. Worldweary police officer hollis howard is assigned to talk him. Norris is speaking with his lovers husband, hoping to convince him to let the two of them go away together. The movie starts with gavin climbing onto the ledge and hollis trying to convince him to step down.
He has openly admitted he created the ledge as a movie for atheists primarily. Suspense and tension mount when a man, poised on a high ledge, contemplates suicide. Man on a ledge is a hollywood thriller movie, directed by asger leth. Ending spoiler for man on a ledge 2012, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. I dont know what i would have done if the film had been titled something else. How does the man try to cheat time at the end of the story. Rainer he and his friend mike price undertook almost 20 years ago, in june 1992.
The edge is like a wilderness adventure movie written by david mamet, which is not surprising, since it was written by mamet. The ledge is a nuanced character study of love and conviction that will force you to ask how far youd be willing to go for what you believe in. Man on a ledge 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Based on the 1979 novella of the same title by jim harrison, the film is about three brothers and their father living in the wilderness and plains of montana in the early 20th century and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love. Synopsis by jason buchanan shauna liv tyler has two men competing for her affections one a christian named joe patrick wilson, the other an atheist named gavin charlie hunnam. King employs a first person narrator and opens with the protagonist, a retired pro tennis star named stan norris, in the clutches of a wealthy, cruel criminal overlord cressner intent on exacting revenge on norris, who has been. I believe if you are standing on a 21st floor ledge in a fair. In the heartpounding thriller man on a ledge, nick cassidy sam worthington makes a desperate and lifethreatening move to prove his innocence after he is framed for the theft of a rare, prized diamond. An adventure story of friendship and survival on mount rainier, jim davidson, with the help of kevin vaughan, shares some of his lifes experiences, especially with mountain climbing. Its subtly funny in the way it toys with the cliches of the genre.
Heres the synopsis for the ledge gavin, a young college professor, has stepped out onto the ledge of a highrise building, determined to jump. Chris allen is a technical author and writer with the following books available through amazon. Released july 8th, 2011, the ledge stars charlie hunnam, terrence howard, liv tyler, patrick wilson the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of 34 out of 100 on. He can be extraordinarily cocky, selfish, mean, petty, shorttempered, and stubborn. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. The ledge by lawrence sargent hall short story magic. But following through on an intriguing premise is the hard part, and thats where matthew chapmans the ledge, a thriller that wrangles with intricate. After embarking on a passionate affair with his evangelical neighbors wife tyler, gavin sons of anarchys hunnam soon finds himself in a battle of wills that will have life or death consequences. Sam worthington,elizabeth banks,jamie bell,ed harris. With sam worthington, elizabeth banks, jamie bell, mandy gonzalez.
Ive played along with more than one absurd plot in my life. Jan 25, 2012 the movie cuts back and forth between two preposterous plot lines and uses the man on the ledge as a device to pump up the tension. The spy who shagged me mistake picture more for man on a ledge. Spoilers in new york city, nick cassidy sam worthington checks in to the roosevelt hotel under the false name of walker, goes to his hotel room at the top floor, and climbs on the ledge, apparently ready to commit suicide. But how should i react when the man on the ledge doesnt take it seriously.