Cert: 12A
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: On his first day at the station, Jack is told that a priest comes twice a year to hear confessions, so Jack goes to see him (the man is behind a curtain). We hear the man's voice asking Jack about sex and whether he has impure thoughts. Jack replies that he does (adding "quite a bit"), with the voice telling him to cut back and then asking if Jack's a virgin. Jack nervously laughs and the voice asks if Jack thinks it's funny to fornicate with loose women. We then see that it's Lenny posing as a priest to give Jack a hard time on his first day. One of the other firemen then jokingly tells Jack to let him know when he finds those loose women
Violence & Gore: Jack and others enter a huge building that's on fire and where it's noted that some sort of dust inside might cause explosions. Some of them start to cause the floor to collapse, with Jack trying to hold onto his rope but then falling down through the floor -- several stories -- until he lands quite hard in the debris below (he's knocked out).
Profanity: At least 1 "f" word, 6 "s" words, 8 hells, 4 asses (2 used with "hole"), 1 crap, 1 damn, 4 uses of "Oh God," 3 of "G-damn," 2 of "Oh my God" and 1 use of "Swear to God." There is also an abuse of Jesus' name.
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Mike appears to be intoxicated when Jack first arrives at the station as a rookie. Mike pours liquor for both and we then see that while he's fully dressed up top, he's in just his boxers down below (further indicating drunkenness).
Frightening/Intense Scenes: As Jack leads the fire hose through a house, he encounters a literal flood of rats pouring down the steps (that squeal when he steps near or on some of them to get upstairs to fight the fire).
Story: Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Assistant Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him.
Likes : This is one of the best film's i've ever seen, starring Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Robert Patrick ,Directed by Jay Russell back in 2004.
These guys spent 19 weeks with the real NYFP to get what it mean to be a firefighter so that when they play fire fighter on screen it looks real, John Travolta said in an interview that he's proud of the NYFP because its one of the toughest jobs in the world to do.
This is one film if you haven't watched it yet, I recommend it, tell the story of one brave firefighter that rescue load of people from a burning build but became trap him self, it a fight against time to rescue him.
This is one film that has the most emotional ending & one sincero that some firefighters have to deal with from time to time, it the caption that stand out the greatest challenge is to rescue one of their own. This is one hell of a well made film & show just how brave fire fighter have to be entering a out of control fire in a build.
On September 11, we watched in awe as the buildings collapsed and 340 firefighters were taken from us prematurely. Although the loss of lives that day included thousands of innocents, we warmed to our heroes and it brought their efforts and incredible bravado back to our attention. Immediately after the tragic events, it was not uncommon to see people wave or salute firefighters in the most remote regions of our country. On CNN we began to hear stories of the personal lives of these men. Their support. Their sacrifices.
Ladder 49 shows them for what they deserve to be recognised as – heroes who at the sound of an alarm will put themselves in harms way to help others. It brought to light by brilliant performance from Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Robert Patrick & the rest of the cast of this film for show how much Sacrifice & hero's firefighters are in today's world. I for one think this film is so underrated as this film is brilliantly made.
Dislikes : Nothing wrong with this film.
Overall : One of the best film's to show firefighters as hero's & the bravery it take to enter a building on fire when everyone is running out, this is one film I recommend you watch if you haven't already
Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 10 out of 10 for concept/brilliant storyline of courage.
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