The Ledge (2011)

The Ledge: Directed by Matthew Chapman. With Charlie Hunnam, Terrence Howard, Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson. A police officer looks to talk down a young man lured by his lover’s husband to the ledge of a high rise, where he has one hour to contemplate a fateful decision.

“I really feel sorry for those who donu0026#39;t u0026quot;getu0026quot; this movie. I believe that it is the best of the parody genre, Iu0026#39;ve ever seen. I stoically believe in my critique because Iu0026#39;ve seen every movie that u0026quot;Suckau0026quot; parodied. I grew up watching blaxploitation films. They were being cranked out at blinding speed at that time, and the highlight of my circle of friends, was planning our Friday nights around the premieres and plotting which u0026quot;superfineu0026quot; guy with the biggest Afro would take us out. I was in junior high school and life was good. Fast-forward 15 years to 1988 (I saw this film for the first time in the year of its release), where my memories were jumpstarted and slapped into a frenzy of flashbacks. Recalling particular scenes of movies that at the tender age of 14 I had taken seriously, and now saw how funny and ridiculous they were. For example: the demonic PMS scene was reminiscent of u0026quot;Abbyu0026quot;,our version of The Exorcist, or Kung Fu Joe spoofing u0026quot;Three The Hard Wayu0026quot;. Wayans spoofery of those films along with the then-timely use of u0026#39;truck jewelryu0026#39; as an inciting incident in this film was much too much for me to take. I laughed till I had to take a puff from my inhaler (and I donu0026#39;t even have asthma!)Iu0026#39;m sure this film will seem funny to those who never experienced the blaxploitation scene from its inception. But for those who did, you will laugh you0026#39;ass off, you jive-turkey,you! P.S.A recent viewing of this film gave me the idea to have what we call u0026#39;70u0026#39;s parties. We now dress up twice a year with all the Afro wigs, white lipstick, and crocheted miniu0026#39;s we can find. We have a blast and quote some of the worst dialogue ever written. Who says movies arenu0026#39;t inspirational?”