The Fall (2006 film)
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| The Fall | |
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| Directed by | Tarsem Singh |
| Produced by | Ajit Singh Tommy Turtle Tarsem Singh |
| Written by | Dan Gilroy Nico Soultanakis Tarsem Singh |
| Starring | Lee Pace Catinca Untaru Justine Waddell |
| Music by | Krishna Levy |
| Cinematography | Colin Watkinson |
| Editing by | Robert Duffy |
| Release date(s) | September 9, 2006 (Canada) January 3, 2008 (Russia) May 9, 2008 (US Limited) May 30, 2008 (US Nationwide) |
| Running time | 117 min. |
| Country | India United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
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The Fall is a 2006 film by Tarsem Singh, starring Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru and Justine Waddell.
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[edit] Plot
The movie's story centers around Roy Walker, a bedridden man in a hospital who befriends a fellow patient, a young girl called Alexandria, and starts telling her a vivid, fantastical story of exotic lands. The trailer names a group of five heroes: an Indian, an ex-slave, an explosive expert, a masked bandit and, in a bit of revisionist history, famed evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin. They unite to fight a common enemy, Governor Odious, the "bad man."
[edit] Release
The Fall premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. For its wide theatrical release in 2008, the film is presented by David Fincher & Spike Jonze.
[edit] Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. As of June 6, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 52% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 64 reviews, which classifies the film as "Rotten".[1] However, Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 64 out of 100, based on 23 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2] Roger Ebert gave the movie a perfect 4 out of 4, writing: "you might want to see for no other reason than because it exists. There will never be another like it."[3] Nathan Lee of the New York Times, however, writes that the film "is a genuine labor of love — and a real bore."[4]
[edit] References
- ^ The Fall Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Fall, The (2008): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ The Fall. Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Broken Spirits on the Mend. New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
[edit] External links
- The Fall Official Website
- The Fall at the Internet Movie Database
- The Fall at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Fall at Metacritic
- The Fall at Box Office Mojo
- The Fall at Allmovie
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