Just the Ticket

FROM October 1, 2011: There wasn't much that I saw in the new release guide this week that drew my attention, but on star power alone, I elected to rent The Ledge , and the movie itself did not disappoint. Following an opening sequence that invokes images of religion overshadowing an industrial apocalypse, The Ledge begins with police officer Hollis Lucetti, played by Terrence Howard ( Crash ), at a doctor's appointment that will bring some dark family secrets to light. We soon see him responding to an apparent suicide-in-progress, where he matches wits and woes with hotel manager Gavin Nichols ( Charlie Hunnam , Sons of Anarchy ), who stands on a ledge, threatening to jump at noon. But things are not as they seem, as early in their conversation, it becomes apparent that Gavin is not poised to jump of his own volition. The bulk of the movie centers around Hunnam's character and the terrible life choices he makes regarding his gay roommate Chris ( Christopher Gorham , C...