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The actors are terrible, the script is ridiculous, the editing is messy.

Nevertheless, i give it 4 stars because i like free climbing and there are some nice mountain shots. And there is tension.

This is not a good movie, it is often unintentionally funny but it is also somewhat amusing. If you are seeking for some mindless fun, there is a chance you won't regret watching this.

This was rather bittersweet in terns of being a great thriller. On one hand you've got a great story, high tension, horrible villains, great cinematography ect...On the other hand you've got 3 bad actors, terribly cringeworthy lines and some serious face palm moments.

However, it still succeeds as an edge of your seat thriller despite it's bad points. With pretty much unknown actors and I assume shot with a lower than average budget it does work very well with and the intentions of the story pay off.

It certainly suffers visually at times from the film's obviously low budget. They simply did not have the money that they needed to pull off some of the script's more action-packed sequences, especially toward the end.

The actors are all satisfactory, but none of the performances stick out as being memorable.

What kept this film very much afloat for me was the compelling characterization established at the beginning that kept these people interesting to watch for the story's entirety.

Each of the three men is distinct in their attitude toward the crime their friend Josh commits, and I found myself really interested to see what they would do next and how they would adapt to their friend's psychopathic tendencies.

Josh, as a villain, was cold and truly sociopathic and intimidating. He's written better than the actor portrays him, but it all gets the job done.

The lead character, Kelly, has a past that makes us want to see her succeed, and she is smart and resourceful enough that I kept rooting for her through the whole thing, pumping my fist in the air whenever she got the upper hand.

The Ledge isn't a paragon of depth, nor is it especially well-crafted, but it's a solid, well-paced contained thriller with a little more meat than average on its lean bones.

This is a bad movie.

Two girls are in a cabin preparing to scale a mountain face the next day. You learn later neither knows the first thing about mountain climbing - we're talking dropping your gear, not zipping your pack, not caring for your hands level of incompetence. Four thirty-five year old college frat boys arrive and the six of them decide to party together.

One thing leads to nothing and a guy tries to force himself on one of the girls. She runs off. The guys then decide the best thing to do to avoid a possible sexual assault charge on one of them is a double murder charge on all of them. Talk about loyal friends! They manage to kill one girl. One murderer promptly falls and dies.

What follows next is an hour of four people-who-can't-act climbing around a rock face about six feet off the ground. If that sounds dull let me assure, it's worse. It isn't helped by the fact Kelly seems to go out of her way to imperil herself in as stupid ways as possible. Night falls, instead of using the dark to her advantage, she sleeps in a tent. She screams to give away her position. She climbs vertically instead of horizontally. If it'll make her situation worse, she's up for it.

Three stars for a potentially gripping plot. No stars for not even trying to hire a cast of people who can pretend to act, for exactly zero suspense, and for the most amazingly inane dialog ever uttered on screen. Three stars.

I'm not into thrillers, but I like climbing and I was keen to see some nice mountain scenes. I ended up liking it: acting, cinematography, editing, even the plot was good after a slow start. Definitely recommended.

Will somebody please explain to me how movies as poor as this and with such ridiculous story lines actually get funded? Acting is clearly low budget but the stupidity of the story just becomes irritating!

First of all, when I first watched the official trailer of the movie I really liked it and I had high expectations about it. Eventually, it was as good as I had imagined and I really enjoyed it. The plot of the movie was very interesting and mysterious, but not really innovative because there are too many movies similar to this one. The storyline was well-written and well-explained, even though it was very simple and easy to understand. The characters were interesting, but they weren't well-developed and most of them were dislikable (especially, the bad guys). I have to admit, it was a very intense movie, action-filled and there were too many breathtaking scenes. The kill count of the movie was kinda bloody and brutal, even though most death scenes were done off-screen. The opening scene was promising and I really liked it. The 2nd act was adventurous, full of death scenes and I enjoyed it. The ending scene was definitely predictable and it was nice. Overall, "The Ledge" was an enjoyable survival thriller film, kinda shocking and I would definitely recommend it to my friends!

This is the type of movie you find at the gas station, complete trash. The actor that plays the main antagonist Jesus Christ that dude is terrible. I thought he was bad at the Christmas prince but his performance here is laughable, and his friends are just as bad, my god what a bunch of wimps. The Actress that plays Kelly puts on a decent performance only because she rarely talks in the film and the flashback with her dead boyfriend was cringe, Boyfriend sounding like a sensei from a karate movie "use your mind not your muscles" give me a break! This movie is terrible.

Worth watching it! Maybe not that great effects, not that great acting but still it hooks you at your seat till the end!

Not suitable for persons who suffer from acrophobia (fear of heights)

This is one pleasent surprise. I actually liked this movie. Right from the first frame it keeps you hooked , and does a fine job till the end. Yes, it has some filmy over the top moments, but c'mon it's a good thriller overall. Such movies should be encouraged, all the actors played their part well. The rock climbing scenes have been filmed well too , yes there is obviously some CGI but it doesn't look cheap. Screenplay and story are good to keep you entertained till the end.

Good job Mr Director and crew.

But only if you're really bored and have nothing better to watch. You will also have to be able to suspend disbelief, especially if you have any knowledge of mountain climbing, because that area of expertise was clearly overlooked by the filmmakers for any level of realism. You might be ok if you've done some indoor wall climbing a few times.

Finally, you will also have to put up with more plot holes than the cliches, overacting, ridiculous dialogue and the entirely predictable narrative. On the bonus side, there were some true tense scenes, a decent score and excellent cinematography. The pacing was also fairly decent so that all the good and bad fit comfortably in the short 86 min runtime.

How do they get funding for such horrendously written, badly acted trash?

Don't even get me started on the totally ridiculous climbing scenes. UTTER garbage.

Oscar for worst movie of 2022 actually worst ever!

Californian friends Kelly and Sophie have gone to Italy where they hope to undertake a challenging climb in the Dolomites. The day before they plan to set off another for Americans arrive; four men who have known each other since childhood. The girls join them for a drink around the campfire. The girls aren't too impressed when the men say they are planning to tale a tourist trail to the top. Sometime after Kelly returns to their cabin, Josh, the apparent leader of the friends tries it on with Sophie... when she rebuffs him he attempts to rape her. Events lead to her being seriously injured; Josh murders her rather than let her tell what happened. He ropes in his friends to incriminate them... only then do the realise that not only did Kelly witness the murder; she filmed it. The chase her but she gets away and sets off up the cliff. They can't catch her on the rock face but they can get above her. Naturally things are going to get unpleasant for all involved as she is trapped on a narrow ledge several feet below them.

I thought this film was okay. The central plot is pretty simple but effective in that quickly sets things up so we can get to the action. It is hinted at very early on that Josh has done something dubious in the past so his behaviour towards Sophie isn't a real surprise. As things progress and we learn more about him it becomes clear that he is psychotic... one wonders why his friends didn't abandon him years before. I was a little disappointed that the actual climb was over so quickly; although to be fair it is called 'The Ledge' not 'The Climb'. When deaths occur they are fairly brutal and most didn't play out in the manner I'd expected. I could have done without the flashback to Kelly and her climbing mentor; they were a bit cheesy and took us out of the real action. The cast were decent enough for a low budget film. The effects are somewhat mixed; the initial part of the climb was solid enough but once on the ledge I never thought Kelly was really hundreds of feet up the side of a mountain. The blurb described it as 'Cliffhanger' meets 'Revenge'; that might get a few more people to watch but they'll quickly start thinking they'd have been better off watching one of those films as they are both far superior. Overall I'd certainly not call this a must see but if you like the genre and have ninety minutes to kill it passes the time well enough.

Too many unanswered questions, unrealistic in every way! Where are they? What accent do they have? What happened in the past that they keep bringing up?? Why does the mountain scenery continue to change from every point of view?

Save yourself and don't sit on the "ledge" of your seat for this one!

No cliffhangers here!

"The Ledge" is something that I didn't expect I would see. Basically, I don't like to see films about mountain climbing, space exploration and robotics. I always feel like those films are boring. But this "The Ledge" films quite makes a fine film and didn't make me feel boring. I watched the whole thing even I was kind of feeling sleepy and it didn't make me fell asleep. So, I'd say it's not that bad.

As for the film, the plot is quite simple, but the director quite managed to make it not to seem boring. That being said, I still feel like the dialogues are a bit weird. But it's still okay.

All in all, although the plot is quite simple, but it was kind enjoyable. Even though this film wouldn't make one of the best you watched, I think at least, it can make you quite enjoyable for first watch.

P. S. The plot written on IMDb is quite wrong, I think. She didn't fight with four climbers. She only fought with one big guy.

It's not quite "so bad it's.good" but so bad it's alright. You have to see the film for what it has to work with, small budget, newer actors and limited editing resources (you would assume). Bearing that in mind they have done pretty well with what they had, some acting is abit cheesy at times. But they keep it at a fair 1h 30m. You mentally judge this becuase your used to seeing blockbuster level work, but factor in "you got to start somewhere" it's an ok watchable film.

As with most low budget films, the more you can shoot outdoors on location, the more money you can save. This film incorporates young talent, action, and fixed exteriors but it keeps a good flow going. The producers knew going in this woyld be a straight to streaming video but they should recoup their investment.

This movie was the worst thriller/suspense movie I have ever seen in my 30 years of life. 0.78% of this movie's plot made sense. The ONLY reason to watch would be if you are a group of climbers (like me and my friends who WASTED $7.99 to rent this atrocity) watching an extremely cringy movie just to make fun of it. But still would not recommend.

Acting was good, script was good, climbing scenes were very intense. Overall, I was quite impressed and surprised by the low reviews. With all the garbage out there these days I thought this stood above all the rest, by a lot. It's nothing to write home about but if you're bored and don't know what to watch I'm pretty sure you'll find this entertaining.

You know those movies where you get angry issues with every action from the victim? Well that's a great option. The main actor is the most stupid/ dumbest person on the planet. The plot itself is really bad.

Don't know why this movie is getting so many undeserved highish ratings. Any potential this may have had was squandered with a lazy script and a lot of misogynistic rantings. Poor visual effects, poor script. Only watch if you can't be bothered looking for something else ... then again, maybe not even then!

I don't get the 5/10 overall rating it has. It's definitely better than that. Aside from some pacing issues & bad language, i don't think there's much wrong with this movie. The ending felt rushed though. Definitely very watchable if you like this kind of movie.