I'm not big on heights. I could not watch Man on a Wire....so I had a tough time seeing a guy teetering for hours on a ledge high above Manhattan! However, if you can stomach the many shots intended to give you vertigo, you might enjoy this action flick!
No spoiler, of course. Suffice it to say that a man stands on a ledge and announces he will jump. New Yorkers who enjoy a good street show gather below hoping for a bloody spectacle. Good thing the beautiful blonde officer gets out there and tries to stop him!
Why does he threaten to jump? Well, that's where the plot gets a bit convoluted. See, he's an ex-cop and it appears he needs the audience to get folks to take him seriously! The female cop, played by Elizabeth Banks, believes him...we think!
But there's more. Can't give the plot away, but I can say that a very large amount of viewer "suspension of disbelief" is required to appreciate the twists and turns of the story. Subplots take us inside a prison, a bank vault, and high up on rooftops!
I'd have to say this film is mostly mindless action, in spite of efforts to make it something more sophisticated.
Grade of A-. It's a nail-biter if you don't throw up your popcorn!
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