The Falling
Cinedigm | Release Date: August 7, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The GuardianPeter BradshawAug 6, 2015
This is terrific film-making – enough to bring a rush of blood to the head. Read full review
80
The TelegraphMike McCahillAug 6, 2015
For all The Falling’s period trimmings, its uncanny power resides in these ellipses and blackouts – in elements that cannot be easily rationalised. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonAug 6, 2015
This dizzying, courageous, utterly humane and slightly unhinged film is a unique achievement. Read full review
80
Total FilmJamie GrahamAug 6, 2015
Ambiguity is The Falling’s currency, and it’s all the richer for it. Read full review
70
VarietyGuy LodgeAug 6, 2015
Morley marries a quasi-Victorian premise with a modernist technique that feels drawn from her film’s own milieu. Read full review
67
The PlaylistOliver LytteltonAug 6, 2015
Every time the picture opens a fascinating door, you're held back from going through by a naff filmmaking choice or a rote story move. Read full review
60
CineVuePatrick GambleAug 6, 2015
The Falling's refreshingly all-female perspective expects the viewer to become wholly caught up in its broad surge of feeling, yet there's something unsatisfactory and disaffecting about the film's asinine finale. Read full review
60
EmpireSimon CrookAug 6, 2015
Carol Morley’s film has a lot going for it, not least a thick, vaporous atmosphere, alive with unease and sexual anxiety, and an eye-catching debut from the casually charismatic Florence Pugh. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineElise NakhnikianAug 23, 2015
The film all leads to a melodramatic climax that wraps up the main character's explosive acting out in a too-neat package. Read full review
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