Sunday, November 11, 2012

Man on a Ledge 1.5 Money Trains

Anyone see Man on a Ledge? A bloke is convicted of stealing the world's largest diamond, implausibly gets out, then creates a massive diversion to prove his innocence? No? Good call.

Let's overlook the obvious physical pitfalls of this film, such as air conditioning ducts that are large enough to crawl through, because that does give the smoking hot girlfriend a chance to Catherine Zeta-Jones her way to the safe (which is then opened in about 30 seconds flat), or the likelihood of jumping off a 20 storey building into an inflated crash pad across the street and walking - nay, running - away, and focus on the crux of the movie:

Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington with a horrible American accent) was nailed by corrupt cops in league with the massively-headed Ed Harris (seriously, check out the size of his noggin on his little body) for stealing a diamond. Convinced Ed the Head still has it, he organises its theft, winds up having to give it back, and then, in desperation, leaps of a building, chases The Head down and then, in a close-fought tussle, slips it out of The Head's jacket pocket and holds it up to the crowd and says "Aha! Told you so!" He is then let free while the baddie is arrested.

Or, as law enforcement would see it:

Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington with a horrible American accent) stole a diamond from an upstanding member of the community - with a big head. He then makes a scene, makes outrageous accusations about Ed the Head, jumps off a building in order to engage in fisticuffs with The Head, and in the scuffle produces from who-knows where, a diamond he was accused of stealing in the first place, and so was likely to have had the whole time. He should be arrested again.

This movie kills some time. 1.5 MT

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