Fall

So,"Fall" is this thriller that really puts you in a tight spot literally. The premise is super straightforward but oddly gripping. You’ve got these two friends, Becky and Hunter,who decide to climb this abandoned radio tower, which is, like,way up there at 2,000 feet. It seems like they’re on a mission to push their limits and face their fears, but then things take a nosedive. They get stuck, and it’s not just a casual hangout. They're trapped, and that’s when the real drama kicks in. The heights are,I guess you could say, pretty vertigo inducing. I mean,it really makes you think about your own fears. Watching them dangle there makes your stomach churn a bit. it’s a smart move for the filmmakers to keep the action almost entirely focused on those two characters. There’s not a lot of extraneous fluff, just this one situation that spirals out of control as the hours tick by. You get drawn into their panic,their adrenaline, and it kind of makes you question what you’d do in that situation. One of the big themes that runs through "Fall" is friendship,but it’s not just the usual stuff about loyalty or support. It’s more about how different people deal with fear and grief. Becky is kind of coming off a rough patch there's something dark in her past that affects her climbing motivation. Hunter, on the other hand, seems more reckless.

So it’s like you’ve got two contrasting approaches to facing danger, and that tension is interesting to watch. It’s almost like they’re testing each other as much as they’re testing their own limits. Visually, the movie makes the most of its setting. There are these sweeping shots of the landscape that remind you how small and vulnerable these characters really are. But there’s also something claustrophobic about it. It feels like you’re stuck up there with them, and the way the camera moves zooming in on their faces or the sheer drop below really captures that anxiety. still, I felt that sometimes it leaned a bit too much on those wide shots, almost like it wanted to show off the height, rather than focusing on the emotional stakes. As for performances,the two leads,Grace Caroline Currey and Virgile Bramly, deliver pretty solid work. They’re convincing in their fear and desperation,which is crucial when you’re spending nearly the whole movie just with them. Currey does a great job of portraying that internal struggle; you can see her wrestling with her past while also trying to survive. Bramly plays the more adventurous spirit well, but there were moments when I thought his character lacked depth. It’s like he’s a vehicle for pushing the action forward rather than a fully fleshed out person,if that makes sense. does it work? Mostly. there are definitely moments where it feels like they’re stretching to fill time, especially when they start talking about their backstories or motivations. I kind of wondered if those bits were necessary, or if they could’ve just kept the focus on the immediate survival situation. I guess it’s always a balancing act between character development and keeping the tension high.