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That's sort of the mantra that climber Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) tries to live through. That is until her husband Dan (Mason Gooding) dies in a terrible climbing accident putting her on a freefall of depression and alcoholism. When her best friend and fellow "daredevil" Hunter (Virginia Gardner) comes to her with the idea for them to climb a 2,000-foot tower, the need to do something to "feel alive" becomes more compulsory.
If you've seen the trailer for this, or heard the basic plot, you can probably guess what you will get. Two friends trying to climb a tower, things go awry, lots of edge-of-your-seat, hair-raising moments, will they/won't they fall, etc. From that perspective, the film doesn't really disappoint. It is full of those kind of moments that make you feel all tingly in your tummy.
Fall was initially conceived as a short film, but director and co-writer Scott Mann decided to stretch it out into a feature. It's interesting that, despite the simple premise and the original idea for it to be shorter, the pace doesn't really feel that off. The way things unfold feels organic and structured well enough to justify the feature length runtime.
Sure, there are some plot contrivances and implausibilities that don't necessarily add up; and there are two developments – or "twists" – that you can pretty much see coming from a mile away, but I really didn't mind that much. The film delivered the expected thrills of the premise of a film titled Fall about two women climbing a rickety tower, and maybe then some.
When I decided to watch this, my main approach was to watch something where I didn't have to think much. So generally speaking, I didn't walk with a lot of expectations other than to shut my brain off. Maybe that factors into how I felt in the end, but I thought Fall was better than it had any right to be. Sure, the visceral aspect of the story and the thrill of what the lead characters are doing is front and center, but I was glad there was a bit more under the surface to make things feel alive.
Grade:
FALL
(2022, Mann)
(2022, Mann)
"You have to do something that makes you feel alive."
That's sort of the mantra that climber Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) tries to live through. That is until her husband Dan (Mason Gooding) dies in a terrible climbing accident putting her on a freefall of depression and alcoholism. When her best friend and fellow "daredevil" Hunter (Virginia Gardner) comes to her with the idea for them to climb a 2,000-foot tower, the need to do something to "feel alive" becomes more compulsory.
If you've seen the trailer for this, or heard the basic plot, you can probably guess what you will get. Two friends trying to climb a tower, things go awry, lots of edge-of-your-seat, hair-raising moments, will they/won't they fall, etc. From that perspective, the film doesn't really disappoint. It is full of those kind of moments that make you feel all tingly in your tummy.
Fall was initially conceived as a short film, but director and co-writer Scott Mann decided to stretch it out into a feature. It's interesting that, despite the simple premise and the original idea for it to be shorter, the pace doesn't really feel that off. The way things unfold feels organic and structured well enough to justify the feature length runtime.
Sure, there are some plot contrivances and implausibilities that don't necessarily add up; and there are two developments – or "twists" – that you can pretty much see coming from a mile away, but I really didn't mind that much. The film delivered the expected thrills of the premise of a film titled Fall about two women climbing a rickety tower, and maybe then some.
When I decided to watch this, my main approach was to watch something where I didn't have to think much. So generally speaking, I didn't walk with a lot of expectations other than to shut my brain off. Maybe that factors into how I felt in the end, but I thought Fall was better than it had any right to be. Sure, the visceral aspect of the story and the thrill of what the lead characters are doing is front and center, but I was glad there was a bit more under the surface to make things feel alive.
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