A Fall from Grace

Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): January 17, 2020

4.8	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Ratings

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CovidKingMar 24, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tyler Perry will make you cringe. Not in the cool cut your arm off to the save your life “Saw” way, but in a TV movie, far from nuanced way. In his new Netflix movie “A fall from Grace”, Perry, writer, director and actor in the film, will test your ability to withstand even the “cringiest” elements of storytelling but give you enough crumbs to gnaw at to see you through to the end. It is a battle of endurance in the most contradictory way. The movie, 2 hours, can feel long yet rushed at the same time. Prepare yourself for feelings of inertia as you get through the movie, it’s not difficult to follow but its pacing makes the whole story unbelievable. The film is similar to porn in this way, you go from some awkward dialogue and some fantastical scenario into just straight up **** But unlike porn there is no **** to keep you interested.

The only part that can keep your attention is Mechad Brooks, a Jon Jones look alike who plays Shannon in the film. Shannon is by far the most interesting character, a photographer who meets Grace at one of exhibitions and they fall in love. He is disgustingly good looking and that will force you to resent him but my god his charming. Technically Brooks is the most capable, an actor who can rise above the **** that Perry has written and directed him to be. He clearly turns heel and there is no surprise there, the whole relationship with him and Grace is unsettling, mainly due to the age difference, which is a credit to Brooks but I guess Perry a little as well.

Brooks is never supported though, Grace played by Crystal Fox is not up to task, Bresha Webb how plays Jasmine is incredibly unlikeable (not entirely her fault) and Matthew Law who plays Jasmines husband is one of the most stale actors I have ever seen. The only person who can even keep up with Brooks is Phylicia Rashad who plays Grace’s best friend. Though she is far from as heroic or villainess as she should be, she plays the part and doesn’t irritate, which is a plus in this film. The gripping finale is about as foreshadowed as a thriller can be. There are twists but in the most childlike sense and the biggest fear I was left with was the fact that Perry has tried to set up a sequel.

Your mum or grandmother may like this film. They may be able to ignore the **** that makes this film bad. If you unconsciously consume the film you may even enjoy it but once you look past the façade there will be a fall from Grace.… Expand

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jen-eApr 27, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are a lot of "wait..wut?" moments in this film. Grace and Sarah have been best friends for 7 years yet she never mentioned she had a son (wait, wut?) Maybe Sarah could have been a neighbor or a casual work acquaintance so Grace not knowing would have been believable. Grace meets handsome "famous photographer" Shannon at his gallery opening.(wait..wut?) How does a con man even set that up? Did he stage the entire thing just to meet Grace? Seems a bit excessive when a bumping into her at a park or grocery store would have been more believable. I mean who's photographs are framed and hanging on the wall? His? Then I'd say he shoulda been a photographer instead of a criminal cause they're really good. Grace smashes Shannons head with a bat, he's bloody pulp, but not only manages to live and escape but he's perfectly ok without a scratch(wait..wut?) the list goes on and on of stuff not making any coherent sense! I give it 4 stars cause I liked the cast. Watch it for the (literally) unbelievable plot twists… Expand

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