A man is forced onto the ledge of a tall apartment building and the police are called to talk him down off the ledge. The man doesn't want to be there but he has until noon, one hour, to jump or a woman will be shot by her husband. Gavin has hired Shauna to work in the hotel where he works and they also live in the same apartment building. This was a big mistake in the beginning but Gavin and Shauna have started a relationship. Joe is Shauna's husband and he has ordered Gavin to the ledge!!
This movie is told in flashbacks and you know right away that Gavin needs to run, leave town, move away, get another job, do anything to get away from Shauna because her husband is more than unpleasant. Even if she's the last woman in the world, run anyway. The story is very bad but the acting is good. Plus, there is not a drop of chemistry between Charlie and Liv?? 3* (This movie is OK)
101 min, Drama directed and written by Matthew Chapman with Charlie Hunnam, Terrance Howard, Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson, Jacqueline Fleming, Christopher Gorham,Maxine Greco, Geraldine Singer, Dean J. West, Brianna Dufrene, Jillian Batherson, Tyler Humphrey, Mike Pniewski, Katia Gomez.
Note: Imdb 6.5 out of 10 with 18,288 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 14% with 29 critics 48% audience with 4,907 reviews, Slant Magazine 1/2* Jesse Cataldo, thecriticalcritics.com 5* of stay away, Metacritic 34 out of 100 with 14 critics (1 positive 8 mixed 5 negative) 5.8 out of 10 with 36 ratings (18 positive 7 mixed 11negative), Letterboxd 2,8* out of 5*, Amazon 4.4* out of 5* with 172 reviews.
Special Note: The premise of this film is somewhat similar to the Stephen King short story also titled The Ledge. The apartment number is #212 and it is a reference to the birthday, February 12th of Charles Darwin. He was the great-great-grandfather of Matthew Chapman, the writer and director. Shana asks if Gavin was a teacher and Gavin replies, yes. Charlie Hunnam played a PE teacher in Green Street Hooligans 2005.
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