Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Man on a Ledge (2012)

Genre: Thriller
Directed by: Asger Leth
Starring: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell
Running time: 102 minutes



An ex-policeman who was arrested and sent to prison for stealing a precious diamond escapes the penitentiary and goes out on the ledge of the 22nd floor of the Roosevelt Hotel threatening to jump, in a ploy to prove his innocence. He claims to have been framed by a wealthy businessman and he is out to prove it.

This is your generic action thriller movie where a guy convicted of a crime he did not commit is out to prove his innocence; it has been done before. The device used in the movie to get his point across is original enough and offers some good tension. The action is fast-paced and the story is interesting enough. Sure, some of the plot twists were somewhat illogical, but, with action movies, it is important to suspend disbelief a bit to enjoy yourself. Unfortunately, the ending and the resolving of the issue felt rushed, so the movie kind of fell flat for me by the end of it.

The acting was nothing to write home about. Everybody played their respective roles well, there was nobody really bad.

Man on a Ledge offers some entertaining fast-pace action in the beginning, but it leaves you wanting more in the end. It is an OK movie, but, in that genre, there are better choices out there.


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