1. 'Ladder 49′ transcends firefighters' action tale movie review (2004)
The best compliment I can pay “Ladder 49” is to say that it left me feeling thoughtful and sad. I was surprised it had such an effect.
The best compliment I can pay "Ladder 49" is to say that it left me feeling thoughtful and sad. I was surprised it had such an effect. I walked in expecting
2. Movie review: 'Ladder 49' - The Villanovan
The movie begins when Jack Morrison, played by Joaquin Phoenix, a firefighter in Baltimore, saves the life of a civilian, then falls, when the floor he was ...
The twin towers fell three years ago, but to a lot of the nation, it feels like last week. This is where the new blockbuster “Ladder 49,” directed by Jay Russell, runs into trouble: it is hard to tell the story of the unsung hero when his praises are going to infinite choruses.It is even...
3. Ladder 49 (2004) Review - Let's Go To The Movies
Oct 1, 2009 · While this film contains a lot of quite serious issues and moments, it also contains some very amusing moments involving pranks they play on ...
When a firefighter is injured and trapped when on a job, his life flashes before his eyes and this is how we see his story unfold. Remembering the very happy times he has had, as the Chief attempts…
4. Ladder 49 Movie Review | Common Sense Media
Sep 13, 2023 · Parents need to know that this movie has frequent and very intense peril and violence relating to firefighting. Characters are badly wounded and some are ...
Unabashed love letter to firefighters everywhere. Read Common Sense Media's Ladder 49 review, age rating, and parents guide.
5. Ladder 49 Reviews - Metacritic
Moves you with a couple of its grittier dramatic choices, but overall the film feels cheap, tugging a little too hard on the almost instinctual pride you feel ...
When a firefighter (Phoenix) is trapped in the worst blaze of his career, his life and the things he holds important -- family, dignity, courage -- come into focus. As his fellow firemen of Ladder 49 do all they can to rescue him, Jack's life hangs in the balance. (Touchstone Pictures/Beacon Pictures)
6. Ladder 49 (review) - FlickFilosopher.com
Oct 1, 2004 · Ladder 49 might be feel-good, old-fashioned, cornball melodrama, but it's a kind of feel-good that I guess I needed, that maybe more people than ...
In the bright light of day, I'm as cynical as the next guy about the deification that firefighters have been subject to since 9/11, and I fully expected *Ladder 49* to be a completely cornball, eye-rollingly awful embodiment of the new, inarguable status of these public servants as demigods. And maybe it is -- I'm clearly the wrong person to make this kind of determination, because practically from the moment the lights went down and I entered that state of vulnerability moviegoers enter, when we're willing to be swept away and are hoping against hope that this is the movie that will do it, I started bawling.
7. Ladder 49 review at theOneliner.com
Firefighters. They're fantastic. This film, sadly, is not. Released in 2004, certified UK-12A. Reviewed on 21 Jan 2005 by Scott Morris. Ladder 49 image.
8. Ladder 49 (2004) - Christian Spotlight on the Movies - Christian Answers
Positive—I thought this was a great movie in almost every aspect. It shows the lives of the people helping us every day by putting themselves into the most ...
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9. Ladder 49 (2004) directed by Jay Russell • Reviews, film + cast
Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire ...
Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.