The Ledge

I didn't love this movie, but don't understand why it got so savaged by the critics. In addition to slamming all the performances, one critic even dinged the lighting! It's a perfectly professional film, with solid performances from all 4 leads. My problem with the film is it's perspective on theology. This film was suggested to me because I'm an atheist and the director (also an atheist) promised it would be "the first pro-atheist feature film ever to be released in America." Well, IMO, it really isn't pro-atheist because it depicts the atheist protagonist displaying some questionable morals -- which is the stereotypical depiction of atheists. (We have no moral compass, right, so we'll do just about any horrible thing.) But the Christian (Patrick Wilson) comes off even worse -- fanatical, controlling, and ultimately, violent. So it's 2 bad stereotypes pitted against each other. If you don't have a horse in that theological race and can just appreciate the film for the psychological thriller aspect, I suppose it's okay. But it's not the piece of garbage some people make it out to be. I know that's not much of a recommendation, but I think it's a pragmatic assessment of the film.

Well done all the way. You can forget the characters today but you will see them again tomorrow for they are true to life. This movie shows the truth of where true morals come from and it is not from religions. All morals come from within the human animal, placed there at the first by evolution as a survival tool so we could live with other apes of our kind. Then we codified the morals into the first law that governed, controlled, influenced, and regulated a person's actions as well as systems to conduct the policy and affairs of a village, a state, or others organizations. Only tens of thousands of years later did the religions incorporated some of these morals into their dogma. I know I went a long way to make my point but here it is: as this movie shows morals are only real when they come from within the person and not from the fear of being tortured for all of eternity if you don't follow a "gods commands".It is not often that a movie show the truth of morals and who really have them. Most movies follow the Theist myths like most movies follow the myth that alcohol anonymous is real substance abuse treatment and not religious indoctrination. This is a well made movie The Ledge .

I had been convinced to download the film before the DVD was available, and, even though I had to watch the film on my laptop, I couldn't stop watching. I thought about the film for weeks afterwards. I think that the characters are inexorably human: They are either trying to escape the past, or are colliding with an even more unpleasant present, and the dialog was what humans actually say when faced with that kind of pain and those kinds of dilemmas. Some reviewers disliked the dialog and acting, but I couldn't disagree more. Predictable dialog and standard characters would have ruined the film and it would not have been as intriguing as it is. The film has a kind of verisimilitude that one rarely sees. Even the choice of location, a nondescript industrial town--rather than the standard gritty NYC or LA---was a stroke of genius. You *must* see this film, but don't expect slick Hollywood. Expect a real-life story.

You wanna be at the edge of your seat , you want to pull out some Kleenix, you want to see some sensitive acting.... view "The Ledge". I had no idea of what the story entailed. Once you started, there were no 'bathroom trips & munchie breaks'. You wanted to see till the end. A typical love triangle, married woman Liv Tyler, hunky boyfriend Charlie Hunnam ( Sons of Anarchy, Pacific Rim) brute manipulative husband, Patrick Wilson ( Phantom of the Opera) and detective with his own family issues, Terrence Howard ( 4 Brotthers) are the players on this dangerous chess board. One false move and some one will not make it to the ending credits. I liked it, made you think, ( life , death, faith ) and was worth the money. Check it out, you wont be sorry.

I usually don't write reviews, but this movie happens to be worth reviewing in more ways than one. This movie may not be the best film out there or even have the best dialog, but it does make you think and that in and of itself makes it worth 5 stars. Too often atheists are viewed in a negative light and while I don't agree with what his character did to cause him to be on the ledge I can see how it could've happened. The evangelical character also does an excellent job of portraying many things that are wrong with fanatical religious beliefs and what can happen when they are taken to the extreme. I'm looking forward to watching this again with friends and purchasing another copy to donate to our local library for anyone else who may be interested in watching it.

Love Charlie hunnam

I haven't actually watched the movie yet, cause I just got it in the mail a few minutes ago.BUT I did want to say that the pictured DVD is not what comes on the cover, and I found that a little disappointing.MAINLY I didn't like the fact that the main character Charlie HUNNAM's name is spelt Chalie Hunnman on the cover and for some reason there is a blank space where I would expect Liv Tyler's name to be.Also it has everything in english and french, not a big deal, just kind of weird.

Excellent movie!

"The Ledge" is a philosophical thriller that starts with a man climbing to the top of a building clearly intending to jump. A police officer is assigned to talk him down and the conversation that follows - the core of the film in flashback - explores questions of morality, courage and the meaning of life without belief in God. Thus one reason I like this film is that is speaks for me.Importantly other perspectives are offered and I think given fair treatment. The only real issue I have is that the evangelical never came across as likeable. True he was censorious and intrusive over homosexuality and that I think was fair and accurate. But all evangelicals I have known have been ordinary, likeable people despite their belief system. So I am struck by the thought, that the evangelical that this character was modeled on, was a younger, more religious me.

Yes, had me hooked and on the edge of my seat.....it works on a number of levels (no pun intended!) and is very well-acted by everybody.....there are an awful lot of 'issues' packed into the running time and, perhaps, at least one of these is an issue too far but, overall, it builds effectively and I did get to care for at least 3 or 4 of the characters as it developed. Catch it if you can!

I enjoyed this film a lot.It is far more than Amazon's description implies. It works on different layers to show complex characters and the situations they face. It shows a great deal of empathy and insight.I especially enjoyed the interaction between the protagonist and the detective. They both cared to understand the situation of the other person and tried to help while respecting each other.

Good story. Well acted by Charlie Hunnam. Would recommend as a good chick flick on a cold night with freinds

Love this film