Reviews of Falling Down 1993
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Saw this in the theater. Being born and raised in L.A. this movie really hit on a lot of things I was fed up with in the city and the people around me.
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I don't know what it is about this movie, but I kind of love it. It's ridiculous but also more than a little cartoonish, so it's easy to just go along with everything. Also, any movie that features a cop one day away from retirement gets extra points in my book.
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Falling Down: The character might be American, but the frustration is global
From the first fifteen minutes of the film, it is easy to mistake Falling Down as a precursor to movies that “celebrated” the angst and xenophobia of the American: American History X, 25th Hour (Just an uncanny co-incident that both the movies feature Edward Norton). But the distinction about Falling Down is the unabashed portrayal of the frustrated character as a self made vigilante. It is a story…
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Very good and absurdly funny at times.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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Falling Down may be one of my favourite 90s thrillers. It is an interesting tale that depicts a simple guy who is fed up of the many problems that (from a rather conservative point of view) plague American society, and begins to lash out at them in increasingly violent ways. A dark comedy of sorts, it has a perfect blend of action, drama, suspense and dark humor.
Michael Douglas plays William Foster (nickname "D-Fens"), a seemingly ordinary American whose life…
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It's OK Michael Douglas. There's probably another convenience store just around the corner that IS selling cans of pop for 50 cents. There's no need to bash up this poor chap's shop. Even if he is overcharging a little bit. Calm down.
There are some elements in play here that probably strike a little too close to home at times, and there is definitely a case for this being much more relevant in today's society than it was back in…
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I love this movie. When I have a day, when I think the whole world is against me and everything around me just crumbles, I watch this. It is a wonderful catharsis.
I like Joel Schumacher movies in general, and this is no exeption. He manages to get bare, honest feelings out of his actors and this brings a magnificent atmosphere to the movie. No matter if the scene is violent, sad, hilarious or dramatic, the raw edges of the…
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After seeing AS's love for this film, I thought I'd check it out. So glad I did. It's an incredible film with a lot to say. Having not been born yet in 1993, I can't comment on its relevance upon its release, but I can say it seems to ring truer than ever in today's society in America.
Michael Douglas's role as Gordon Gekko is usually discussed as his career performance, but I'd beg to say this is. D-FENS is…
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One of the the things I like best about this is that I don't have much left to say except that it was great. Very entertaining all the way through and great acting by Douglas. He didn't seem to try to go over the top or act as some crazy guy but made him seem like just a normal guy fed up with the way the world is, and it doesn't help that he has short temper. I am a…
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Michael Douglass when he did good films! A man hits breaking point and decides to go on a rampage across town to get home to his wife and child - doing lots of things we'd love to do along the way. I always cheer inside when he goes to the burger shop. Only over time do you see he's actually unhinged and completely nuts as the cops try to hunt him down.
Drinking Game: Everytime the wife answers the phone/is on the phone/shouts phone/does something idiotic.
Bottom Line: Best riotous journey home ever -
