Ladder 49

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

Because it is attentive to these human elements, Ladder 49 draws from the action scenes instead of depending on them. Phoenix, Travolta, Barrett and the others are given characters with dimension, so that what happens depends on their decisions, not on the plot. Read full review

75
Baltimore Sun
| Chris Kaltenbach

Celebrates heroes without turning them into saints. Read full review

75
New York Daily News
| Jack Mathews

There's a lot of flashy acting going, notably by Travolta, who has not been more engaging on-screen in a decade, and by newcomer Barrett, a willowy Aussie who, as a woman living with the specter of death, gives the film's most complete performance. Read full review

75
Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

Aside from the awesome flames and pyrotechnic scenes of crisis, danger, and part-of-the-job bravery, the movie is a quiet salute; it does its job. Read full review

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