Review: 'Man on a Ledge' is convoluted

Sam Worthington stars in "Man on a Ledge."

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Sam Worthington is an escaped convict attempting to prove his innocence in "Man on a Ledge"


• He climbs out onto a hotel ledge and creates a suicide spectacle/diversion


• The filmmakers have tried to stuff the plots of too many different movies

() -- For a film with such a straightforward title, "Man on a Ledge" turns out to be remarkably convoluted.

Poised precipitously atop a high-concept premise, is an escaped convict attempting to prove his innocence in the most elaborate way possible: He climbs out onto a hotel ledge and creates a suicide spectacle/diversion that allows his brother () to steal a diamond from an iniquitous real estate baron played with a perpetual scowl by Ed Harris.

It's all ostensibly part of a master plan, as is his requesting ' beleaguered negotiator, but it feels as if the filmmakers have tried to stuff the plots of too many different movies into a single casing that's already overflowing with eye-rolling improbabilities.

Despite the occasional dumb fun -- especially with the heist portions -- the leap of logic required to make it all work is enough to leave your brain pancaked on the sidewalk. C