Part heist scenario, part hostage yarn, part cop drama, all of these elements feel halfhearted and eye-rollingly familiar thanks to a messy script.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Feb 23, 2023

Underneath the surface the movie has a fairly interesting premise. But it gets bogged down in it’s occasionally lame dialogue, it’s run-of-the-mill characters, and some truly head-scratching moments.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 24, 2022

There's a very thin ledge between 'stupid fun' and 'stupid dull' and for it's first half hour Man On A Ledge teeters perilously close to the abyss.

| Apr 23, 2021

Unfortunately, when the camera's not focused on that ledge the film loses all its suspense and drama.

| Original Score: 2.0/4.0 | Sep 15, 2020

A plain and tired heist movie with an interesting setup that is basically wasted with a lame script and uninspired performances throughout the entire piece.

| Original Score: D | Jan 11, 2020

Beyond entertaining, Man On A Ledge will have you walking the ledge of suspense, thrills, fun and yes, laughter.

| Nov 26, 2019

[A] high concept action thriller that is about as Hollywood as they come. That's to say that everything is overblown, from premise to location and effects, and - like so many of its genre - it's entirely throwaway.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 23, 2019

It's a slight thriller/action picture that doesn't aim high.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 4, 2019

Though hardly taking the action thriller to new heights, Man on a Ledge certainly provides some genuine, vertigo-inducing fun.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 13, 2018

Man on a Ledge effectively keeps viewers on the edge of their seats for much of its run time before eventually slipping into conventional cinematic territory.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 8, 2018

Man on a Ledge certainly has its moments and if you don't take it seriously it's good B-grade fun, but considering the calibre of cast and its novel idea, it doesn't live up to its potential.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 11, 2017

They basically patch a narrative together by jacking the best moments from fun popcorn flicks like The Negotiator and Inside Man.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 1, 2017

As befitting the blunt dullness of the title, it manages the neat trick of being curiously watchable without ever crossing the line into remotely interesting.

Full Review | May 3, 2015

After an interesting guessing game in the first forty minutes, it slips and falls to a terrible and clichd death.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Sep 25, 2013

This drama defies reason, logic and explanation but it can't defy gravity and ultimately falls flatly on its face.

| Original Score: 2.0/5 | Jun 30, 2013

"Man on a Ledge" is not a film that will change the way we look at thrillers, but it is a film that has enough thrills to provide for a very entertaining ride

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 17, 2012

Sam Worthington's Man On A Ledge is an absolute mess of a film, from start to finish. It's silly, dumb and ridiculous.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Sep 15, 2012

The fact that it works is nothing short of a miracle. ... The balance between genuine threat and B-Movie silliness is just about right.

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Aug 22, 2012

A heist film that never quite lives up to its compelling premise.

| Jul 25, 2012

Certainly enjoyable and occasionally tense despite some wobbly performances and plot holes.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 4, 2012