The Ledge is a new climbing film set in the Italian mountain district of the Dolomites. The film follows Sophie and Kelly, two novice climbers, as they embark on an expedition to climb a challenging peak. On the eve of their climb, they are joined by a group of men led by Josh. Over the course of one evening, the group bonds over shared experiences and stories while enjoying the tranquility of their surroundings. ..
Kelly is an experienced climber who is out to summit a mountain in record time. However, things quickly go wrong and she is left stranded on the mountain without her partner, Sophie. With no way to get down, Kelly must free climb the mountain in order to survive. Does she make it to the top? Find out in the next chapter! ..
Why is Kelly left alone?
After Kelly had grown tired of the men’s incessant chatter, she decided to head back to camp. Sophie, who had gone off into the forest to find a place to do her business, was followed by Josh. ..
Josh tries to force himself on Sophie, making sexual advances. She fights back and screams, running towards a nearby rockface which she then starts climbing.
Josh summons the other men together and they pursue her by taking the easy way up the mountain. They catch up to her, cause her to fall onto a ledge, and then kill her by smashing her head in with a rock.
As Kelly watches in horror as her friend is thrown from the cliffside ledge to the ground below, she begins to worry for her safety. She quickly captures the event on film, but when the men notice her filming their actions, they start to pursue her.
What does Kelly do?
Kelly runs back to camp to collect her belongings and then starts to climb a mountain, thinking the other men will be too inexperienced to follow her up there. But one of the guys, Taylor, does try to pursue her up the rockface but Kelly is able to fend him off with a kick and she sends him plummeting down to the ground below. He isn’t killed but as his leg is messed up by the fall, he isn’t able to pursue her any further. ..
Josh takes Taylor back to camp to get some painkillers, but instead of giving Taylor the medication he needs to ease his agony, Josh decides to end his pain another way and kills him. Why? Well, they previously got into a disagreement. But you can be forgiven if you think Josh takes things a little bit too far here. Believability is not this movie’s strong point. ..
Do the men catch up to Kelly?
Josh is adamant that they must catch Kelly, presumably to kill her but also to get the camcorder that contains the incriminating footage of them killing Sophie.
He and the other climbers pursue her but as they don’t have the climbing ability to scale the rockface, they go up a mountain another way and sit at the peak waiting for her to join them.
Kelly continues her ascent up a mountain, encountering a snake as she goes. She decides to rest for the night in a tent that has been conveniently left behind on the rockface. The tent is somehow attached to the rockface and dangles precariously within it, hundreds of feet above the ground.
Josh sends one of the men down by rope to get inside the tent. He cuts his way through but the plucky Kelly manages to cut his hand and make him retreat. Josh is understandably frustrated at this, as despite being above Kelly, they clearly don’t have the upper hand. ..
Does Kelly survive the climb?
Kelly is able to fend off the guys but she is still in danger. She is trapped on a ledge below the three guys and she doesn’t have a lot of rock to stand on.
Thankfully, Josh makes life easier for her by disposing of his own men. He throws Nathan off the mountain after getting into an argument with him (you really don’t want to get into a fight with this creep) and he sets Reynolds on fire. He then dangles the burning man from a rope in another effort to cause Kelly to fall. Fortunately, the rope snaps so if Reynolds wasn’t dead already, he certainly would be after making his rapid descent!
Kelly and Josh are left alone on the cliffside. Kelly tells him that she removed the memory card from her camera, but he is not happy. She tells him it is a hole in the cliffside, but when he puts his hand in there, he is bitten by a snake. Kelly saves Josh with her knife and they make their way back down to safety.
As Josh desperately tries to hang onto the ledge to save his life, he begs Kelly for help. She doesn’t listen to him, of course, and instead, stands on his hand to make him loosen his grip. He falls to his death and this gives Kelly the opportunity she needs to make it up the mountain without any further problems.
The film ends with Kelly standing on the peak of the mountain next to a wooden cross, which is presumably there in memory of her late boyfriend, the man who taught her all she needed to know about rock climbing and mountainside survival!
The Ledge is a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. With an intense and suspenseful story, The Ledge is a must-see movie for any fan of thrillers. ..
