Trailer Review: The Fall

Posted by Paul Clark



I wasn't the biggest fan of Tarsem's first feature The Cell, but his visual sense was undeniable, and in the years since its release I've been curious about what his follow-up would be. The Fall premiered to mixed reviews at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival, but if this trailer is any indication the images are as powerful here as in The Cell, if not more so. Parts of the trailer reminded me of the color films of Alejandro Jodorowsky, albeit less cheeky, but the nature of the visuals belies Tarsem's subcontinental origins. But what's particularly impressive is that the film appears to have been made on a relatively low budget, with no big name actors (the closest thing to a star here is a pre-Pushing Daisies Lee Pace) and an independent budget. Yet the trailer is ravishing, and the imprimatur of fellow filmmakers David Fincher and Spike Jonze is a good sign. I couldn't say how widely Roadside Attractions plans to open the film, but I hope that I get a chance to see it on the big screen, which will make it easier to savor the images and overlook any potential narrative hiccups.


Comments

Craig Kennedy said:

It seems retarded of me to comment on a post for a trailer I'm refusing to watch, but that's how I roll.

I'm intrigued by a few of the things I've heard and the strongly mixed reactions actually give me encouragement. Movies I end up loving are rarely unanimous favorites (2007 was a very strange year for me).

April 30, 2008 12:26 PM

eurrapanzy said:

i loved the cell, in part because it was awful and beautiful, and i could just watch it and love the way things looked and moved without using my brain at all.  this looks like it could be like that.

then again, it might be like angela - beautiful and still not worth my time.

April 30, 2008 10:39 PM

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