THE LEDGE boasts an engaging script, commendable performances and images that truly stay with you. Its characters are also so intriguing that a television series should be made to carry their lives past the silver screen. Although the story could take place anywhere, it's set in Baton Rouge, a refreshing change from the typical LA or New York. THE LEDGE has its flaws, sure: it could have used tighter editing, Charlie Hunnam's oddly masked British accent can be distracting (though his performance still works) and more suspenseful crescendos would've been nice instead of saving it for the climax, which is riveting nonetheless. But movie-making ain't easy, so I congratulate both cast and crew for keeping me consistently entertained...
Gavin (Hunnam) is a likeable, laid back guy who manages a pleasant hotel. His over-drinking is of some concern, but his happy-go-lucky ease around his HIV-positive roommate reflects a charm and maturity not seen enough among male characters in film. His eye is on the shy, reserved woman across the hall, Shana (Liv Tyler), who is married to a fundie Christian named Joe (Patrick Wilson), quick to condemn anything he deems immoral. Shana takes a job cleaning rooms at Gavin's hotel, an introduction made by one of Gavin's part-time workers, a college student attending grad school with Shana. She and her hubby invite their neighbors — Gavin and his gay roommate, a pair they assume are a couple--over for dinner. Joe's homophobia sends an infuriated Gavin marching out the door, only for them to go tête-à-tête later on in a fiery debate about God, a discussion this critic welcomes from an often controversy-averse Hollywood. Their argument boils down to whether an atheist, like Gavin, can die with peace of mind.
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