Director Tarsem (later going on with Immortals) fills his second feature production with much, much more integrity than his first film The Cell, and proves he has potential to join the ranks of Del Toro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
That is high praise indeed. The Fall follows a young girl in hospital with a broken arm who befriends a crippled and deeply troubled man. He tells her a fantastic story about five extraordinary bandits, and while his motives are grim, the girl's natural curiosity and imagination begin to blur reality with the fantasy.
The film is extremely vibrant with wide open spaces; extraordinary locations from around the globe all photographed with lush contrasts. Costumes and characters are also bright and unique, quickly becoming a signature of Tarsem's style.
The film's story is very clear and straight forward. Some might say it does not exist, but what it lacks in exposition it makes up with emotional strength and metaphor. Frightened people expressing their life story, or their future, in the fantastic lands of imagination.
The end of the movie can be debated... but like many abstract fantasy films the endings are up to personal interpretation.
Visually arresting, I would recommend it to any fan of Guildermo Del Toro, The Fall is brilliantly unique.
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