Ladder 49 is a drama about firemen. It’s a decent movie, most of which takes place in a series of flashbacks. It’s a good movie, if you like tear-jerkers. It’s almost like the show “Rescue Me” but without so much sex and violence. I really didn’t want to see it, because I knew it was a “drama”, and it in that “dramatic” sense, it’s pretty predictable. For every happy moment there’s an equal sad moment. I guessed the ending about 20 minutes into the movie. Eh. But again, if you like crying flix it’s great!