Review of Falling Down (1993) by Matthew S — 01 Jun 2015
If you ask me, Joel Schumacher's work tends to be mediocre. It is rare that he makes a film that captures my attention. For me, this might be is best film. Though far from being great, it does offer Michael Douglas' interesting performance.
Schumacher's film never fully commits to being one movie which creates an ultimately unsatisfying experience. Is this dark satire? Is this a horror film? Is this an examination of an ordinary man who gets pushed around to point of a psychotic break? Or is this attempting to be a character study of sociopath who finally breaks into a rage-fueld violence? It is never clear.
In some filmmaker's hand this refusal to adhere to any specific genre or provide us with a fuller understanding o "D-fens" (subtle character name, no?) --- might have worked. Though it ultimately fails, Michael Douglas' performance makes the film interesting.
This review of Falling Down (1993) was written by Matthew S on 01 Jun 2015.
Falling Down has generally received positive reviews.
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