Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) by Ken S — 12 Jan 2016
A pretty bad B-Movie made to appeal to the arthouse crowd. If it succeeded on that front due to it's lush photography, then I can dig it. There are some ideas that could have been turned into a compelling TV drama (though, not in that era).
The funniest thing to me (and the least of this films problems) is how massively most of these characters age within the space of a single decade. From the moment Bowie's TV antenna'd limo arrives onscreen, we never leave the 1970's.
Speaking of aging, it's not until he gets the old man make-up that I begin to recognize Rip Torn.. Wonder if that's a cinematic first.
This review of The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) was written by Ken S on 12 Jan 2016.
The Man Who Fell to Earth has generally received positive reviews.
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