▁weight ed ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 7 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 3 2 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" m ixed ▁or ▁average ▁reviews . ▁Aud ien ces ▁pol led ▁by ▁Cinema Score ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁an ▁average ▁grade ▁of ▁" A – " ▁on ▁an ▁A + ▁to ▁F ▁scale . ▁ ▁It ▁received ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁ 3 . 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 4 ▁stars ▁from ▁Roger ▁E bert , ▁who ▁wrote : ▁" The ▁movie ▁is ▁not ▁about ▁a ▁dying ▁man ▁whose ▁life ▁passes ▁before ▁his ▁eyes , ▁but ▁about ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁saved ▁a ▁life ▁and ▁put ▁himself ▁in ▁danger , ▁and ▁how ▁he ▁got ▁to ▁that ▁place ▁in ▁his ▁life , ▁and ▁what ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁mean ▁to ▁him . ▁Because ▁it ▁is ▁att ent ive ▁to ▁these ▁human ▁elements , ▁Lad der ▁ 4 9 ▁draw s ▁from ▁the ▁action ▁scenes ▁instead ▁of ▁depending ▁on ▁them ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁fire f ight ing ▁films ▁List ▁of ▁films ▁shot ▁in ▁Baltimore ▁Wor c ester ▁Cold ▁Storage ▁and ▁W are house ▁Co . ▁fire ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁films ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 s ▁thr iller ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : American ▁thr iller ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Jay ▁Russell ▁Category : Fil ms ▁set ▁in ▁Maryland ▁Category : Fil ms ▁shot ▁in ▁Baltimore ▁Category : Fil ms ▁shot ▁in ▁Maryland ▁Category : Fil ms ▁about ▁fire