Wednesday 20 June 2012

The Fall (2006) 8/10

Starring : Lee Pace, Justine Waddell, Daniel Caltagirone, Catinca Untaru
Director : Tarsem Singh
Running Time : 118 mins

Suicidal stuntman Roy Walker (Pace) uses his storytelling skills to encourage a young girl named Alexandria (Untaru) to bring him the medication he needs to kill himself. As he continues his story of five men seeking vengeance against the man who wronged them all, he also continues to manipulate her into getting him morphine in return for continuing the exciting tale.

I wasn’t expecting much from this, but was pleasantly surprised by what I saw. This is one of those movies that perfectly balances the everyday with the fantastic, and manages to keep the story thoughtful and interesting from start to finish. Untaru was very cute as the little girl who really doesn’t want to see her new friend die, and she’s bound to touch your heart as Pace’s storytelling becomes more and more grim.

You’ll like this if you liked : MirrorMask



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