The Fall

OK.....This is a hard movie to review because I have mixed feelings about it. But here goes.

 

I can say without any reservations that the filming itself, in this movie, is totally awesome! Different than any style of shooting that I have ever seen making the film a unique film with a style all to its own. Breathtaking views, crazy scenery and landscapes, imaginative perspectives, etc. Big plus.

 

That being the film's biggest attraction, I'll say that the acting was also quite good, and in the case of the heroin... a 5 year old Hungarian girl, I would have to say she did a remarkable job and made the movie work.

 

The story tempo, I must let you know, is more than a little on the slow side, so if you are impatient...then this film is not for you. If you don't mind letting the story just move along step, by turtle step, then you'll be fine.

 

The story, or the director's rendition of the story, definitely takes a turn into strange lands, and strange depictions of fantasies, so to put it bluntly, it gets pretty wierd. Again it is a matter of taste, so you will know if you like movies where the wierdness factor exceeds 7 on a a scale of 1 to 10.

 

And finally, the story goes down the "sad- let's try to jerk some tears" path, the question is can our young heroine save our hero (and the audience too at this point), and get him to turn around and head back into happyland in time to avoid an early demise?

 

Go see it if you are fine one the points above, but if you are not one to enjoy slow, sad, strange movies, then it may not be for you.