FALL (2022)

a review by Evan Landon

What a beautiful way to capture the last article I did about “nuances” because Holy FUCK! I was not let down! (no pun intended) FALL is super fucking awesome, on all levels. Fortuitous, in all of its measures, it reads as a cautionary tale of our own inhibitions vs actual physics.

Don't get me wrong, these are perfectly scripted nuances that has nothing to do with anything else, except for fandom, grieving, & our own sense of discourse that could quite run more an more rampant once one is given into. The spider webs loosely shaking & rusty nails unbolting are more than enough to let you know that they are in complete shit now.

I really would rather not spend the rest of this time talking about anything that could give this movie away, but it entirely rests on our two actors knocking it out of the park. The show of fear, stupidity, exoneration, & diligence is on complete display in this flick is almost unmatched for such a small film on a shoestring budget with very little advertisement by Lionsgate Films which is why it only made $21.8 million against a $3 million budget.

Pacing: Great.

Archetypes: Irrelevant

Story: An adventurous couple love to climb & one of them falls off when the other tells to untether them. A year later, her friend who was climbing with them asks to come on another climb to get more followers & said friend out of sad space because man this girl is a fucking wreck! Thus, they could FALL!

Given the use of drones & a cast of 4 (yes, 4) & I think this film is more than able to accomplish way more than it should. There really is only one enemy: to FALL.

Now whether or not you have gotten to this part of the review, I think its important that we all understand what these “nuances” are more like “Where Is Your Ladder?” & nothing more than a survival thriller that immerses you to the point that you are experiencing with it & the characters whether or not they are from “a male or female” category. Doesn't matter. Astounding acting by Grace Caroline Curry & Virginia Gardner.

Needless to say, FALL is pretty fucking awesome. Check it out.

4 Out of 5