Rough convict and ex-policeman Nick Cassidy, played by Sam
Worthington (Terminator Salvation) has been done an injustice. He believes he
has been setup and held accountable for a diamond theft. So having escaped
custody he goes to extreme measures to prove his innocence, finding himself on
a ledge overlooking a crowd and a hundred foot drop. Worthington is effective
as a gruff, hard done by, cop and yet the intensity of the near death position
he places himself in vanishes pretty quickly and at times we forget he's on
that so important ledge. But this is a double act as director, relatively
inexperienced Asger Leth, has failed to ramp up the tension, no near misses or
handing on by finger tips.
It soon becomes a family affair when his tricky brother
Joey, the remodelled Jamie Bell, and his girl friend Angie, the stunning Genesis
Rodriguez, turn up with a plan and both put in good performances. The lean Bell
is working up a promising career and will no doubt be a big star, his onscreen
presence total convincing.
Edward Burns puts in a good innings alongside Elizabeth
Banks who is playing the Detective requested by the man on the ledge. She has
some relevant back story but some of her conviction falls flat, the character
seems shallow and her connection with Worthington is lacking magnetism. Yet the
film is entertaining especially when we follow the younger brother and the end
although predictable has some twists and turns.
69/100
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