Fall (2022)

“Tits for Clicks!”

THIS is the reason movie theaters are vital and need to stay open. Scott Mann’s Fall is a bit too long and it traffics in a few groan-inducing clichés (oh yeah, I really needed them to cart out that hoary old chestnut of calling a dead person’s voicemail), but as a white-knuckle, pulse-pounding, visceral experience, it excels. 

After a tense first scene which recalls Cliffhanger’s shocking opening, we follow devastated ex-thrill seeker Grace Caroline Currey and her vivacious, daredevil influencer friend Virginia Gardner as they scale a 2000-foot TV tower ravaged by the elements. The two lead performances are strong but the real star is MacGregor’s stunning photography. The authenticity and vertigo-inducing heights make you really question how the hell they did this. It’s a hella intense survival picture.