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I know what I like … and I like the unusual ‘The Fall’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Often film critics see so many movies all made in the same vein that just something not even perfect but unusual and quirky will catch their eyes.
I saw a strange little movie two weeks ago — it’s called “The Fall” (opening May 30 in metro Atlanta) — and I can’t get it out of my mind.
It’s probably the most beautifully photographed movie I’ve seen in 10 years. The story’s kind of a mess and plenty of its drama just doesn’t work, but “The Fall” is like, maybe, Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil” — so compelling and intriguing and different and bizarre that it begins to soak your soul.
Set in the silent era in Hollywood, “Fall” is much like “Pan’s Labyrinth” in that it’s about a little girl with a fanciful imagination. She’s in a hospital with a broken bone and is told an heroic story by another patient (he’s there because his suicide attempt failed) and she envisions the tale in her head.
Made over four years by the intriguing director Tarsem Singh (“The Cell”) on his own dime (he’s one of the go-to guys for commercials worldwide), “Fall” was shot in 26 locations in 18 countries. It stars nobody you’ve ever really heard of (well, the male lead is Lee Pace of “Pushing Daisies” and “Soldier’s Girl”).
“The Fall” will certainly be no blockbuster. The film’s visual artistry is too out there to draw the mainstream. The New York Times has called it “a genuine labor of love — and a real bore.”
But David Fincher likes it. So does Spike Jonze. And, now, I do, too.
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