The film tells the story of firefighter Jack Morrison who is doing a completely different heroic job. Jack was trapped in a burning warehouse with a broken leg where he tries to find a way to escape. It was those critical early days of Jack, where he met the woman who would become his wife and save a young girl from a burning building on the most difficult days.
Except for Jack no one else in the film is very well defined, and it often falls back onto types. The actors are good, and make the best of what they've got, but what they've got is very thin.
The story of Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix), a guy so emotionally uncomplicated and unquestioningly dedicated to rescuing people he might have been raised by Saint Bernards.
