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Not all heroes wear capes Follow the storyline of an average guy with above average dreams Ladder 49 8 out of 10 Stars Joaquin Phoenix John Travolta Jacinda Barrett Directed by Jay Russel PG 13 for intense fire and rescue situations and for language Runtime 115 For some a hero will come in many different instances In this case Baltimore firefighter Jack Morrison is a real life hero Throughout the movie Ladder 49 the plot actors and the soundtrack itself make the movie Ladder 49 in my opinion is not only one of the best movies of all time but also one of THE best fire fighter related movies of all time That is why I chose to rate the movie eight out of ten stars Jack Morrison is a Baltimore firefighter Early in the movie the crew is displayed on scene of a building that is pouring and shooting flames out of the windows Jack and his team rescues two men but Jack goes back on the possibility that there might be a third He finds the man and gets him to safety just before the building explodes and Jack is caught in the burning debris The floor collapses on Jack and leaves him free falling numerous stories hitting the ground on the first floor In a series of flashbacks Jack being initiated into the firehouse culture fighting his first fire meeting the woman who would become his wife and performing many heroic acts during the 10 or so years covered in the story we relive
