Rotten Tomatoes says, "More visually elaborate than the fragmented story can sometimes support, The Fall walks the line between labor of love and filmmaker self-indulgence." That's a pretty good description.
I used to get the film on DVD via Netflix. I'm glad I saw it again before Netflix stopped that service. The film really does need to be available. It's a remarkable bit of filmmaking, a tribute to the way movies used to be made.
I find its best enjoyed at that meta-level, saying "Wow, this film really is just as we're looking at it". It ends with a montage of silent-movie effects, from the "holy cow, I can't believe that stuntman just did that" era.
I used to get the film on DVD via Netflix. I'm glad I saw it again before Netflix stopped that service. The film really does need to be available. It's a remarkable bit of filmmaking, a tribute to the way movies used to be made.
I find its best enjoyed at that meta-level, saying "Wow, this film really is just as we're looking at it". It ends with a montage of silent-movie effects, from the "holy cow, I can't believe that stuntman just did that" era.