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Lee Pace
Catinca Untaru
Justine Waddell
Julian Bleach
Kim Uylenbroek
Aiden Lithgow

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A stunt man in 1920's Los Angeles is met in a hospital by a young girl with a broken arm. He begins to tell her a story of 5 mythical people. The story becomes more vivid and more tied together between the two as the film goes on. What was the purpose of the story and how do they relate to the two characters is the real question.

05/27/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

The Fall

The film as you may already have heard, looks stunning. It really does. But does that make it a good movie? It certainly helps, but as it is, its an affecting piece of cinema. The story of a young girl with a broken arm seeking solace in another patient is touching. The the patient (Lee Pace) tells the little girl a fairytale which is acted out with flashy characters and flashier visuals, and takes up half the movie. And thats the problem, while its a good story being told, the scenes in the hospital are much more engrossing. The performance from little Catinca Untaru is just beautiful, and Lee Pace as her storytelling friend is equally great. Overall, its a very good movie but not completely great.

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3/4 

04/17/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Visually stunning, with great effects

This movie was quite interesting. I thought the visuals were breathtaking and inventive and I really enjoyed the storytelling aspect.

I also applaud the movie for a nice balance of story telling and real life. I think there could have been a more well thought out and/or longer story even if it meant a longer movie but overall it was well done.

I found the movie hard to follow at times and there could have been more character development but the last scene(s) are excellent.

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3.5/4 

09/20/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

A fall of stunning grace.

Obviously influenced by the work of Salvador Dali, this gorgeous-looking epic tale has some startling images but very little story to give it momentum, though it's hardly a complaint when you can easily get lost in all the beauty. Final Grade: B

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3/4 

09/18/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

A Rich Work Of Art

It is as though Singh embarked on a comprehensive examination of the planet, plucking just the right locations, like a painter would with hues, to create this tapestry of luxurious delights. The Fall is one of the most rich, entrancing tales to be told through film. Both adorable, and beautifully sad, it's a pleasure for the senses, as well as the heart, in much the same way that Pan's Labyrinth succeeded.

The characters are dear, and the use of somewhat unknown (or inexperienced?) actors greatly increases your ability to sink in and take their situations seriously. Playing the role of the damaged stunt man, Lee Pace will (or maybe SHOULD) gain much respect for this difficult performance, and for proving his ability to impressively carry a film along side a child. He not only achieved ...

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4/4 

09/07/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Beautiful and memorable

A captivatingly beautiful film, on a grand scale. The casual brutality of Tarsem's previous film The Cell is tempered this time by filtering the story through the imagination of a child. The images are sometimes uncanny, sometimes shocking but always awe-inspiring. Perhaps the story itself could have been a little more solid, especially in the final act but the impressively natural performances of the 2 main stars as well as a number of standout sequences (including an impressively fluid stop motion scene) are enough to make The Fall genuinely memorable.

Truly extra-ordinary, and highly recommended.

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3.5/4