Sam Worthington Threatens to Jump in 'Man on a Ledge' Trailer
How does a girl in pink lingerie play a role?
Photo: Summit Entertainment
Okay, I didn't watch the trailer, but I skimmed it and as most red-blooded males would, I instantly stopped when I came to the above moment. What is that doing in there? This is a film centered on an ex-cop and now wanted fugitive (Sam Worthington) on the ledge of a high-rise building discussing matters with a hostage negotiator (Elizabeth Banks). Where does a woman in pink lingerie come into play?
Of course, the film is about ulterior motives, so she plays a larger role in whatever the hell else is going on in the film (a hi-jacked Victoria's Secret fashion show?) and as we saw in the tagline on the poster yesterday, this film is working with the idea that "You can only push an innocent man so far."
So is Worthington playing the new Richard Kimble? Instead of a doctor he's a cop and instead of presumably killing his wife he's… what? What's the twist? I guess we'll have to wait until January 13, 2012 to find out. For now, check out the trailer below and you can check out two photos and a look at the poster for the film right here.
Starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Edward Burns, Ed Harris, Kyra Sedgwick, Genesis Rodriguez, Jamie Bell and Anthony Mackie, Man on a Ledge centers on an ex-cop and now wanted fugitive (Sam Worthington) who stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department hostage negotiator (Elizabeth Banks) tries to talk him down. The longer they are on the ledge, the more she realizes that he might have an ulterior objective.
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Love Elizabeth Banks, very attractive and sexy. She’s amazing. That woman is incredible.
Great trailer.
Jamie Bell does a great American accent. Sam Worthington…not so much. But I like both of them as actors, and I liked this trailer a lot.
"How does a girl in pink lingerie play a role?"
It seems like she doesn't.
This trailer poses some intriguing questions. Unfortunately for the production, none of them concern the story.
* Why are Bell and Mackie playing second fiddle to Worthington?
* Why did Harris decide to play his role in such a moustache-twirling manner? It is clear from the first frame who the villain is, so much so that the judge/jury must have been idiots not to notice the smirking guy in the back of the courtroom.
* Ok, so the story has one negotiator in the Banks character. Why does it need another in Burns? Or do the filmmakers just want to give the story a(nother) clumsy ticking time bomb conceit?
* Why has Bell decided to play another adoring younger brother to an idiotic older sibling? Didn't he suffer enough through Ed Zwick's 'Defiance'?
* At the end, the crowd cheers for the Worthington character. Do the filmmakers really think they are making the new 'Dog Day Afternoon'?
Worthington is a good actor with little recognition…he's been on Avatar, and Terminator Salvation, movies which earned a total of $2.5B worldwide. He may not be an actor who can "steal the show", but he's someone who makes his characters intriguing.
Hurry and jump Sam
So we can get to the girl in pink.
Genesis Rodriguez