Ladder 49
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- Synopsis
- Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) is trapped in an inferno, contemplating death, hoping for rescue, and looking back over his life as a firefighter. Leading the rescue is his former captain (John Travolta), now a fire chief, Morrison's first mentor and ......
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- Director(s)
- Jay W. Russell
- Distributor(s)
- Buena Vista
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 115 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Because it is attentive to these human elements, Ladder 49 draws from the action scenes instead of depending on them. Phoenix, Travolta, Barrett and the others are given characters with dimension, so that what happens depends on their decisions, not on the plot.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
Aside from the awesome flames and pyrotechnic scenes of crisis, danger, and part-of-the-job bravery, the movie is a quiet salute; it does its job.Read the full review
Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites
Offers audiences a real rarity in theaters these days: a good, honest cry.Read the full review
