The Ledge movie explained
The Ledge is a high concept movie in the truest sense of the word. It takes climbing movies like 127 Hours and Everest and reduces the story to little more than a concept. Fast and a little shoddily, Ford begins the ascent, and before long, the narrative stalls. Kelly (Ashworth) and Sophie , two friends, are getting ready to climb the face of Mount Josh tries to rape Sophie while everyone else is distracted, and even though The Ledge wears its intentions on its sleeve, it's still all too clear where this is going. As things go downhill, the guys accidentally kill Sophie, which causes Kelly to flee up the mountain while the men pursue him. It drags out the story's inevitable conclusion for an hour, but that is essentially where it ends. There are few developments or other parties, and what is present is mostly made up of cliches. Because fewer films follow the vertical route, the hurried setup is annoying and the reliance on horizontal story clichés is a competent bore. Th...