Granted, it was a slow week for releases as no other new release made it in the top twenty on combined rentals.
#MOVIE LADDER 49 MOVIE#
There are no surprises in the familiar scenes of male bonding, dangerous rescues, injury and death, and the supportive concern of Jack's wife (Jacinda Barrett), but by focusing on the simple integrity of Jack's personal and professional commitment, the movie gives Phoenix a showcase for unselfish virtue, while John Travolta provides dignified support as Jack's mentor and devoted firehouse captain. Ladder 49 topped both the DVD rental charts, (8.39 million) and the VHS rental charts (1.61 million) for 10.00 million total rentals for its first week of release. You have to marvel at the crass exploitation inherent in a movie that exists to show a bunch of firefighters in one.
Director Jay Russell brought similar sincerity to his memorable family favorite My Dog Skip, and despite the banalities of an ultra-conventional screenplay by Lewis Colick, Ladder 49 generates so much goodwill toward its Baltimore firemen that you may find yourself unexpectedly overcome with emotional appreciation for guys like Jack (Joaquin Phoenix), a firefighter whose career, courtship, marriage, and fatherhood are viewed in flashback as he struggles to survive in the present-day framing scenes, cut off from his fellow firemen in the fiery guts of a collapsing 20-floor building. Movie: Ladder 49 Thu, at 4:00 am Send a News Tip Our Rating: 2.50. Strengths of the movie include the portrayal of diverse characters who are loyal and committed to each another, though all of the firefighters are male. In paying simple tribute to firefighters, Ladder 49 gets to the heart of those who risk their lives for a living. Alcohol is portrayed as bonding and healing, and a way to prove oneself as 'one of the guys.' The movie includes a mild gay joke, some sexual references, and a non-explicit sexual situation. These are the best movies about firefighters, including movies about 9/11 and other documentaries featuring real-life firefighters.
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