Ladder 49
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: October 1, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
18
Negative:
6
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30
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The firefighting equivalent of an Army recruitment commercial. Read full review
30
Film ThreatRick Kisonak
The men in this movie are little more than beer ad cliches going through Ford tough motions as though trapped in a bad country music video. There's not a realistic moment or character or performance in the picture. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
For all its noble intentions, the movie is really a work of crass exploitation -- an obvious and manipulative grab to cash in on the post-9/11 hero worship of the firefighting profession. Read full review
25
New York PostMegan Lehmann
Tedious and obnoxiously manipulative. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Leah McLaren
I like firemen just as much as the next red-blooded gal (they're big, strong, real-life heroes, what's not to like?) but something about Ladder 49, for all its slow-motion shots of burly guys in T-shirts sliding down poles and running into burning buildings with gushing hoses, made me seriously want to gag. Read full review
20
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
What makes this nonsense more galling than usual is that while Ladder 49 might have started out as a heartfelt attempt to honor those in the line of literal fire, it weighs in as an attempt to exploit their post-Sept. 11 symbolism. Read full review
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