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Ladder 49

A Movie Reel

Ladder 49: 4.5 out of 10.

I found "Ladder 49" so utterly forgettable, I forgot to write this review yesterday despite the fact I watched it Saturday night.  I'm tired of these formulaic flicks where you can predict everything that's going to happen.  "Ladder 49" wasn't a particularly bad film, it was just entirely uninteresting.  I was so bored.

Joaquin Phoenix's publicist deserves a huge bonus because I somehow regard him as a great actor despite the fact I don't remember really liking him in anything.  Sure, he was good in "Gladiator", but maybe I like him because I miss his brother? He's definitely over rated, as is John Travolta who I've never liked except for a little gem he was lucky to be a part of called "Pulp Fiction".

What happened to all the clever writers in Hollywood?  Methinks they've sold their souls for a piece of the back end.

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