We are introduced to the men who will become his “family.” Tommy Drake (Morris Chestnut), Don Miller (Kevin Daniels), Lenny Richter (Robert Patrick, remembered from “ The Terminator II”), Dennis Gauquin ( Billy Burke), and Ray Gauquin (Balthazar Getty). Through flashbacks we are taken along, viewing the cycle of the events in his life that makes him the dedicated man he is today, as his fellow fire fighters hustle to save his life. He is injured, semi-conscious as he lies upon the rubble, he thoughts drift back over his life-back to his beginnings as a young rookie up to the present. Jack Morrison is one of these brave men ( Joaquin Phoenix in a tense, very believable role).Īfter Jack successfully lowers an injured man out a 12th story window to the waiting arms of his fellow fire fighters, the grain silos within the building explode, caving in the floor beneath Jack’s feet, sending him falling two floors below.
Four firemen are sent into this burning inferno to search for and rescue overcome victims. One can almost feel the heat as these men battle an out of control factory fire in a 16 story building. Sirens pierce the air and flames leap at a frantic pace. I was deeply moved and greatly impressed by “Ladder 49.”Īs the story begins the audience is immediately taken into the realm of danger and competence of the fire fighter’s world. There have been 9/11 accounts on film about people involved and those in law enforcement, but this is the first film to set the stage for the bravery and dedication of fire fighters. “Ladder 49” is a griping and very fitting example of the force that saved so many and gave their lives on that stunning autumn morning. In the wake and still painful aftermath of the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01 comes “Ladder 49”-an extremely realistic depiction of a fireman’s dedication to saving lives at great peril to himself.
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