Ladder 49 2004 Watch Free in HD

While waiting for a rescue from without, firefighter Jack Morrison, trapped in a burning warehouse with a broken leg, flashes back to various events in his life: the first, awkward days on the force, meeting the woman who would become his wife and saving a small girl from a burning building.

Genre:

Action, Thriller, Drama

Actors:

Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Robert Patrick, Morris Chestnut, Billy Burke, Balthazar Getty, Tim Guinee, Kevin Chapman, Jay Hernandez, Kevin Daniels, ...»

Director:

Jay Russell

Country:

United States

Release:

2004

IMDb:

6.5

Quality:

Duration:

115 min

Washington Post

Offers audiences a real rarity in theaters these days: a good, honest cry.

October 01, 2004

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Christianity Today

A well-crafted tribute to the many dedicated firefighters who risk life and limb to make our world a little safer.

October 25, 2006

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ComingSoon.net

Except for Jack no one else in the film is very well defined, and it often falls back onto types. The actors are good, and make the best of what they've got, but what they've got is very thin.

March 29, 2011

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Salon.com

Ladder 49 might have been an oversized Hollywood dazzler. Phoenix keeps it firmly and modestly on a human scale.

October 01, 2004

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Movie Metropolis

It's slick and it honors firefighters as obviously as the first wave of WWII films paid tribute to America's fighting men and women.

July 25, 2007

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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.

October 01, 2004

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eFilmCritic.com

A fairly routine firefighter drama, with burning-building sequences that more or less all look alike.

September 24, 2007

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Washington Post

Even the best scenes feel canned, secondhand, packaged. We've seen this all before.

October 01, 2004

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Toronto Star

The story of Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix), a guy so emotionally uncomplicated and unquestioningly dedicated to rescuing people he might have been raised by Saint Bernards.

October 01, 2004

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www.kcactive.com

...has about the same amount of depth as an article from 'Boy's Life.'

July 25, 2005

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Common Sense Media

Unabashed love letter to firefighters everywhere.

December 25, 2010

Village Voice

A serviceable testament to the firemen who would bravely risk their lives to protect the safety of others, etc., etc.

October 06, 2004

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