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The Fall is eccentric fantasy

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Tarsem Singh, a worldwide name in advertising, shot his sophomore film over the course of four years in 18 countries and largely with his own money.

It’s an eccentric fantasy about a hospitalised movie stunt man (Lee Pace) who tells a small girl (Catinka Untaru) an epic tale of valour and villainy which is then acted out on the screen.

The locations are undoubtedly exotic but the screenplay and acting leave a great deal to be desired. The film may look a treat in a static kind of way but the whole is a piece of turgid pictorialism that ends up unbearably dull.

The Fall
Cert: 15

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