I watched this on Stars (or something) on DirecTV last night. Didn't know a thing about it, but just something that was on at the time. A few notable stars in the film, like Terrence Howard and Liv Tyler, both of whom I've been impressed with as actors. I actually found this to be a decent movie, with some provoking thoughts. Fairly well set up, with a decent story.
The movie starts with Terrence Howard as a crisis negotiator for the police, who is called when a man is seen on the ledge of a roof, (hence the movie title) contemplating a suicide jump. He starts to talk to the man, and we begin to discover things about both of their lives.
The movie explores aspects of the human condition, faith, sin, sexuality, freedom, love, and need. Over the course of the film, the story has several twists, mostly character driven, and I became quite interested in the characters. The acting was pretty well done, but it was the story, themes, and character exploration that really rose to the top. And no, I did NOT find it interesting just because any theme may have agreed with my particular theology. On the contrary, I often am most attracted to movies that present other points of view, but do so in a way that makes you think.
I was emotionally impacted by the conclusion of the film, and overall enjoyed it quite a bit. Not the best I've seen, but I would recommend it to those also enjoying movies that make you think a bit (not excessively introspective this time) and are character-driven. Above average for a film on today's age. I give it :4: out of :5:
The movie starts with Terrence Howard as a crisis negotiator for the police, who is called when a man is seen on the ledge of a roof, (hence the movie title) contemplating a suicide jump. He starts to talk to the man, and we begin to discover things about both of their lives.
The movie explores aspects of the human condition, faith, sin, sexuality, freedom, love, and need. Over the course of the film, the story has several twists, mostly character driven, and I became quite interested in the characters. The acting was pretty well done, but it was the story, themes, and character exploration that really rose to the top. And no, I did NOT find it interesting just because any theme may have agreed with my particular theology. On the contrary, I often am most attracted to movies that present other points of view, but do so in a way that makes you think.
I was emotionally impacted by the conclusion of the film, and overall enjoyed it quite a bit. Not the best I've seen, but I would recommend it to those also enjoying movies that make you think a bit (not excessively introspective this time) and are character-driven. Above average for a film on today's age. I give it :4: out of :5:
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