September 18, 2009
I really thought this film would suck big time but I found it quite entertaining!
Balthazar Getty, Billy Burke, Jacinda Barrett
Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy (Travolta), probationary firefighter Jack Morrison (Phoenix) matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a c...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 8, 2005
Stats: 13,955 reviews
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November 17, 2008A fair tribute to brave firefighters, clearly detailing the struggle between career and family. It shows the fears and cheers that come with the job. From the very beginning we get a sense of real family within the firehouse, from the practical jokes to the way they deal with tra...( read more)
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October 19, 2008Ladder 49 is a tragically heart-warming story about a firefighter who gets trapped in a horrible fire. The movie is told through flashbacks which serves to introduce us to our protagonist: Jack Morrison (played by Joaquin Phoenix). The direction is effective, and it serves to t...( read more)
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June 17, 2008So sad! I loved the music and the location (of course, being Irish), and the acting was awesome as well.
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March 11, 2008The movie starts right away with the huge fire catastrophe that has a good fireman (Phoenix) cornered in a burning building. Sadly, it then steps on the break and, so far so understandable, tells us his story up to that point, coming to the brigade, meeting his wife etc. Sadly, t...( read more)
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November 8, 2009Can't beat a fire fighter movie but then you can't beat a guy in uniform either!
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October 5, 2009I don't know how to begin..
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The cast...John Travolta gave a very humainic perfomance ..He was a great supporting actor..he gave us the fun / cool chief of the station but also the family/ love / sensitive man..
Robert Patrick was also great as the "bad" firema...( read more) -
Critic Reviews
October 1, 2004
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
October 1, 2004
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
An action drama/weepie that's so busy telling us that its characters are heroes, it forgets that they should be people first. full review
October 1, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
In its determination to create a tribute, the filmmakers smooth too many edges and simplify too many complex emotions. full review
October 1, 2004
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
An imperfect but deeply affecting movie about the unadorned heroism of working-class firefighters. full review
October 1, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The best compliment I can pay Ladder 49 is to say that it left me feeling thoughtful and sad. full review
October 1, 2004
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
As more than one character reminds us, these are men who run into burning buildings when you and I are busy running out. All the boilerplate in Hollywood can't change that. full review
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August 4, 2008This movie is a really good movie but one of the saddest movies!!! My dad is a firefighter and every time I watch this movie it makes me think that this could happen to him!!=( That makes me very sad! =( I love you daddy!!
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July 29, 2007
this film is wicked but at the end it gets sad but i put give 5 stars on rating
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June 15, 20071 of the best movies i have ever seen.
i love joaquin phoenix.
i hate how they killed him off in the end!
i always cry!
i actually just finished watching this movie just now.
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June 4, 2007This is a very good movie and it makes me think about what would happen if my parents, who are firefighters, had died in a stucture fire. This movie even made my tough dad cry as well as the rest of the family.
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May 12, 2007this movie is so sad that i dont think i can watch it again BUT it is still the best movie ive ever seen
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