Review of The Fall (2006) by Ultimobeaker — 13 Jun 2021
Beautifully shot, with on-location set pieces in the style of Baraka (1992). A feast of vivid colors and showy costumes. Incredible acting from the little girl supplemented by decent acting from Lee Pace.
Unfortunately, the story is difficult to comprehend when formatted as a 100-minute feature film. By forcing you to focus on understanding what is going on, you start to miss the impact of the story being told.
I get what the film is trying to do - the fractured, nonsensical plot reflects the state of the characters in weaving a combined narrative, highlighting a difference in language and mindset. Yet, one could argue that the content of the dream sequences doesn't matter all that much to the take home message, in which case the director should be a better shepherd of the viewer's time.
Roy's motivation could be improved as well. We are shown the heavy impact of love lost, without context for why it was such a powerful motivator. Its one of those movies that gets better with multiple viewings when you can pick out all the details you missed the first time.
This review of The Fall (2006) was written by Ultimobeaker on 13 Jun 2021.
The Fall has generally received very positive reviews.
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