Ladder 49 | Theatres List

A story of straight lines and simple convictions, Ladder 49 is very obvious in its post-9/11 goal to shine the light on national heroes. Its message is clear, and there never is any swerving from the fact that a firefighter is an entirely human hero, not to mention an entirely heroic human. Ahem.

Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) fairly bounces in for his first day of work at Section 33 of Baltimore's Fire Department, ready to walk through fire and save people all over the place. Some of the sheen rubs off in the subsequent ragging the boy's club at the station puts him through, b....