When I saw the trailer of this Lionsgate Thriller a few weeks ago, I was intrigued by its premise and how it would end. This movie was released on August 12th 2022. It starrs Virginia Gardner (“Helloween”), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (“The Walking Dead”), Mason Gooding (“Love, Victor”) and Jasper Cole (“WestWorld”), just to name a few. This movie was rated PG-13. It has a runtime of 1h and 47 minutes. This movie was directed and written by Scott Mann.
Onto the premise: Best friends Becky and Hunter find themselves at the top of a 2,000-foot radio tower.
This movie is one of those where music really makes a difference at those key elements. Fall may not have the biggest or most unique track list, but it utilizes the limited song title quite well to really add the finesse and inspiration these scores do. Cherry Pie as a casual rock out moment and then as an inspiration cheer was quite fun and a good connecting point. While orchestral scores make up those killer finishing shots that are amazing across the board. There is not much I can say pass this, but perhaps “Fall” will at least make you want to listen to the 80s song again.
“Fall” has a couple of deep messages that do well to display some important topics, and most of them are pretty good. There is some trauma, no surprise right as these movies go, and how to handle these moments or at least the mindset some face, is decently glimpses in this film. Other moments like facing the fears, the will to survive, and pushing yourself are very big in this film, and there is surprising wisdom and class in the dialogue and filming to really show this message.
My favorite part of the whole movie, the cinematography is key to what makes this movie the spectacle it is. This film really pulled a lot of tricks to make the tower look as foreboding as it should be. MacGregor finds all the right angle to get the scene going, from upward shots of the tower, to the angles looking down the valley below to establish the magnitude of the climb. Then he takes it one step further finding the perfect shot to continue showing everything the girls are experiencing including: close ups of them really struggling, the dynamic angle changes as they dangle from ropes and the fleeting shots as they try to solve their predicaments. For so many movie pieces, MacGregor, and the editing team afterwards, really brings it all together to give you the Thriller element without the shaky camera. And then there are other moments I can’t share that help immerse me into the movie, helping give that overall picture of what they are doing. I can’t say much more, so let’s move to my limitations for this movie.
A lot of scenes genuinely made me feel the jelly legs you get from vertigo at great heights. The tension and escalating desperation was really well shot-it was an enjoyable ride. I don’t see Fall being as effective streaming at home or watching on a small screen or mobile device.
Overall I really really liked this movie especially the tense atmosphere it created. Along with the beautiful cinematography! Therefore “Fall” was definitely “worth a watch”!
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Did you know? The film’s dialogue was dubbed out to make this a PG-13 once Lionsgate picked up the rights to the film. This was done using an AI dubbing technology system that alters onscreen mouth movements.
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