"The Fall" (2006)

Synopsis:
A crippled stuntman named Roy and a young immigrant girl named Alexandria with a broken arm meet at a hospital and become friends. Roy tells Alexandria an exciting story about a group of heroes and Alexandria visualizes the events. Roy sends Alexandria on a mission with a promise that he would finish the story.

Review:
This film is overall excellent. The story is amazing. The chemistry between Roy and Alexandria is very believable. You actually have feelings for the two protagonists as well as the heroes in the fictional story. The acting is great. Lee Pace does an incredible job with his performance as the character Roy. The visuals are absolutely dazzling and colorful. Very little CGI is used and the scenes were done in actual locations. It really shows that you can accomplish a lot without using a ton of computer generated effects.

Tarsem Singh's other films (The Cell, Immortals, Mirror Mirror), despite their stylistic visuals, are quite mediocre. The Fall, however, is a masterpiece.

This film may seem innocent but it's not for kids. It has some pretty brutally violent sequences and deals with drugs and suicide.

This film may not appeal to everyone. If you want brainless fun with mindless explosions and weak character development, then watch something like Transformers. But if you want something more challenging with beautiful stylistic visuals, a powerful message and thought provoking themes, then I highly recommend that you check out "The Fall".

Do not watch the trailer. It spoils the film.

In the end, I'll say "The Fall" is a wonderful thought provoking dark fairy tale of joy and sadness wrapped in a message about not giving up and features very neat visuals.

Max Scale:
10/10