Promoting itself as a genuine portrait of a hardworking firefighter, Ladder 49 lacks any real emotion.
Story
As Ladder 49 opens, Baltimore firefighter Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) gets trapped inside a blazing warehouse while rescuing a trapped civilian. With his escape routes either caved in or burned down, Jack has to keep his wits as he waits for Fire Chief Mike Kennedy (John Travolta) and his fellow firefighters to rescue him. Lying in a bed of rubble, Jack has rather vivid and detailed
