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Please check out my review of The Ledge here.
In this race-against-time thriller, the opposing philosophies of two men embroiled in a complicated love triangle with a beautiful woman (Liv Tyler) escalate into a lethal battle of wills. Ultimately, the believer (Patrick Wilson) forces the non-believer (Charlie Hunnam) onto the ledge of a tall building. He gives him one hour to make a choice between his own life and someone else’s, while a policeman (Terrence Howard) tries to convince him to come down from the ledge.
Without faith in an afterlife, will he be capable of such a sacrifice? The Ledge is a nuanced character study of love and conviction that will force you to ask how far you’d be willing to go for what you believe in.
Patrick Wilson sits down in the middle of making his coffee and casually makes conversation with the group of a dozen or so film writers.
The first film-related question is about how he is able to handle playing the character and how it affected him off-set. Patrick explains that his family was there for the whole shoot, so it was easier for him to detach from the character. “In movies, you’re constantly stopping and starting. It doesn’t really wear on me. I want to get rid of it.” When asked if he likes to play dark and complicated characters, like the one in Hard Candy, he says, “I don’t necessarily like dark, I like complicated.”
Patrick’s character, Joe, is never given a specific denomination and that is purposeful in that Patrick didn’t want it linked to any one religion. Whether people see the film to see a thriller or to discuss religion, it doesn’t matter to him. He comments, “I think people of faith should be challenged.”
When asked about the script, Patrick says he’s glad Matthew won out and “if you’re going to make a step, make a leap.”
When asked about his costar, Liv Tyler, he says, “We had a great shorthand….She’s very, very good….She brings that sense of playing demure, but carrying a lot of weight. She’s very grounded.”
His new TV show on CBS, A Gifted Man is about the afterlife. He talks about how his character doesn’t know what is happening and “it’s completely complicated and bizarre.” Coming this fall.
The Ledge is in theaters in limited release in New York and L.A. on July 8th and currently available on Video On Demand.
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