When a Man Falls
by Ryan Eslinger
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Actor: Dylan Baker, Nicholas Elia, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Sharon Stone, Timothy HuttonDirector: Ryan Eslinger
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 86 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-05
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of When a Man Falls
Movie Review: Hopeless
Summary: 1 Stars
I see that a couple of reviewers were kind enough to award some extra stars for the potential of a film like this one. Sorry, but every movie has the potential to be a good one; but when it is poorly scripted, poorly plotted and poorly acted, it will be a horrible film. This is a horrible, horrible film, which wanders as aimlessly as its characters. I seem to be beating a dead horse, but I felt compelled to add my voice to the chorus of those who literally felt cheated by the misrepresentation of what this film aimed to be. Or, is that the point? Is all of life a misrepresentation; perhaps a sort of waking dream? What if . . . nah, don't bother -- the message is hopeless.
Summary of When a Man Falls
When a lonely housewife (Emmy winner Sharon Stone) faces the reality of her dying marriage to Gary (Timothy Hutton) she seeks comfort in highly unlawful and forbidden activities. While Gary takes to drinking away his troubles he doesn't realize that things are falling apart around him until it's too late. When a Man Falls is a gripping psychological thriller sure to keep you guessing until the end!System Requirements:Running Time: 90 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA/LOVE & ROMANCE Rating:?R UPC:?025195028394 Manufacturer No:?68103567Though marketed as a Sharon Stone thriller, this solemn chamber piece revolves around three men. One evening at work, Gary (Timothy Hutton in ever-present baseball cap) runs into night janitor Bill (Dylan Baker in oversized spectacles). Gary and Travis (Pruitt Taylor Vince) used to tease Bill, a classical-music enthusiast, in high school. The encounter spurs Gary to reconnect with Travis, with whom he lost touch after the latter was involved in an automobile accident (for which he blames himself). Together, they drink and commiserate over their lonely lives; meanwhile, Gary's neglected wife, Karen (an uncharacteristically disheveled Stone), takes to sulking and shoplifting. Bill becomes preoccupied with his pretty neighbor, Sadie (Stacie Bono), and her abusive relationship (in his dreams, Bill saves Sadie from her attacker). A senseless tragedy forces these isolated individuals to face their fears once and for all. Originally known as When a Man Falls in the Forest, then When a Man Falls, the follow-up to Ryan Eslinger's Madness and Genius moves too slowly to generate suspense, while the characters lack sufficient development for their catharsis to have the desired impact. (An absence of personal touches, like portraits and mementos, contributes an air of artifice.) Despite their efforts, this leaves the actors stranded at times, particularly Baker, whose Bill is too bizarre to inspire much sympathy. Of the leads, Vince makes the best impression--would that Eslinger had concentrated more of the story on his character. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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