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Plot:
William (aka D-FENS), an unemployed, divorced engineer in the defense industry
, just wants to get home to see his daughter on her birthday. Unfortunately, nothing
seems to be going right for him. S...( read more 
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MCT:August 4, 2008
With direction from king of the hacks Joel Schumacher and starring Michael Douglas, I really shouldn't like this film but it is easily Douglas' best role. Normally I find him arrogant, self obsessed and utterly unsympathetic. Here, as an average Joe suffering a mental break, feeling under siege from the modern world he is actually pretty damn good. He adeptly walks the tightrope between garnering sympathy for his inability to cope with where his life has taken him and the underlying menace of his psychotic tendencies with genuine subtlety. Unfortunately this subtlety is lost in Schumacher's direction which schizophrenically veers between showing him as an ordinary man doing the things we'd all like to do once in a while and showing him as a dangerous lunatic. The script however contains plenty of black humour, and you can't help but cheer him on as he makes a stand against the hypocrisies of everyday life we are all faced with. It doesn't really make any coherent social point but it's an entertainingly off beat thriller that although lacking in any real tension, is different enough to stand out from the crowded marketplace of Hollywood thrillers.
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MCT:July 10, 2008Michael Douglas as most people never have seen him, eerily sinister and fed up with a life that is in the absolute pits. Scary, realistic, tangible. Very well done.
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MCT:July 7, 2008Not really as much a vigillante film as much as simply one man's story about being fed-up with the world around him on his way home. Whether it's a case of self-defense (threatened by gangs while making a phone call), going way overboard over little things (pulling out a gun at a fast food joint) or just plain bad luck (running into the brilliantly psychotic Frederic Forrest in a military surplus shop), the film goes back-and-forth in trying to make him out to be both the villain and the victim. One of Douglas' most mistunderstood role, but perhaps the one I most remember him for.
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MCT:July 4, 2008
The best "snapping" movie of all time. I have to pull this one out every now and then to rewatch it. A masterpiece in its own way, though obviously not the epitome of film as art
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MCT:June 29, 2008
An intense urban adventure that escalates in vengeful righteousness. Under such unprovoked stress, its only fair to cheer William onward during each vindicating scene.
While most of the scenarios he encounters are burdensome, the film is uplifting due to the familial content. The racial and homophobic epithets are quite extreme, displaying the discourse it causes in an otherwise homogenized society.
Douglas' initially meek character grows to embody the frustration felt by many inner city-lifers, including myself. Duvall contributes a nearly-retired cop role, who pieces together the string of incidents and returns balance to William's family.
It's incredible to see (then) 49-year-old Michael Douglas in such a physically demanding role, while portraying a character someone in his late 30's.
The tempo slows during the final scene, justly closing the story for an almost peaceful ending. -
MCT:June 26, 2008
"We tried and tried but could not fit your name on the fucking cake!"
Good movie, the scene on the pier when Douglas realises that he's the bad guy always stands out in my mind when I think of this film. -
MCT:June 22, 2008
Michael Douglas plays a hard working engineer who was recently laid off from his job. His car breaks down on the freeway, send him on a journey of new self discovery and social commentary.
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MCT:June 22, 2008
Directed by: Joel Schumacher.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Rachel Ticotin, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey.
<< "Give me your other hand"..."I can't"..."Why not?"..."Gravity"..."Gravity? What the fuck does that mean?"..."I'll fall down." >>
The story follows Bill (aka D-FENS...no he ain't a rapper, thank god), an unemployed, divorced engineer who takes revenge on the various flaws in society over the course of a day.
What a great plotline, no doubt there. Its something that could be done countless ways and its hard to see Michael Douglas in the leading role...but I couldn't see anyone else pull off what he did here.
I'm shocked to say that this is Joel Schumacher's best film. Sure he's had the odd rare good film, but he doesn't exactly have a name for himself after so many failures, but he brings the right amount of visual flair and attention to this interesting concept, from the interesting and realistic perception of a typical gang ridden neighborhood to the simple irritations of everyday life. The script is solid but flawed beyond anything. This everyday man does so many out there things, yet manages to avoid cops right until the end, but the script just wants to have fun and its certainly does that. It raises some thoughtful questions on the average society and the system and it gives up a central character that is like any of us to start off with, who fights back...and its all tightly wrapped with some great thrills and thoughtful comedy.
Michael Douglas performance is the best of his career, out beating his 'Oscar winning roles'. He has the everyman look to start off with, but he soon delves into his characters tortured psyche and its a great performance to see unfold, even when your not sure what to feel for the character.
Falling Down is certainly a great film, something that certainly delivers the entertainment value and raises typical questions on society...and even though its clearly flawed, its never dull and Michael Douglas is just great. A great watch. -
MCT:June 20, 2008
Excellent observational movie. Douglas gives his best performance of his career, he completely embodies D-FENS and his problems with society. Yet, not only does Douglas excell, but pretty much everyone involved with this picture.
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MCT:June 17, 2008
Not a film about binge drinking but a film about an average bloke who decides that he's taken enough shit and retaliates.
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MCT:June 15, 2008
I love this movie! One of Michael Douglas's best performances. Michael Douglas does things in this movie that we have all wanted to do at one point or another.
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MCT:June 10, 2008
good interesting film, definitely above average and there are a few just classic scenes and one-liners in this movie.
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MCT:June 2, 2008
strong performance by Douglas..typical even performance by Duvall...talk about going over the edge and having a bd day!! Interesting character study about what happens once that tripwire is triggered....
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MCT:May 29, 2008
Michal Douglas is almost unrecognisable in this film as he plays a 'working stiff' who snaps one day on his way home from work (which is odd seeing as its 8am) he leaves his car in a traffic jam and decideds to walk home through gangland LA (I Think). At first you sympathise with his character but he gets more and more off his rocker and you agree that retiring cop played by Rober Duvall must stop him. Some of the scenarios Douglas's character gets himself into are hilarious and its a very watchable film.
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MCT:May 25, 2008
"I'm the thief? Your the thief. I'm not the one charging 85 cents for a stinking soda." This movie is classic!
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MCT:May 13, 2008
One of those great films where the bad guy is the hero, you want him to get away with everything but you know he's going down! One of Micky D's finest performance!
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MCT:April 28, 2008
fucking funny, movie when the kid gives instructions to micheal douglas on how to use the bazooca, lol
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MCT:April 24, 2008
HAHA! This film is classic. A must watch for any Michael Douglas fan, or people that have lost faith in society..basically everyone.
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MCT:April 9, 2008
Definitely different, but entertaining. Morbidly funny in a fantasy-fulfilling way. Definitely worth the time of fans of offbeat, Terantinoesque stuff.
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MCT:March 29, 2008
There's no downs in this film, Michael Douglas is brilliant from start to finish in funy but emotional story.
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MCT:March 24, 2008i want to see him fall.
but we know the movie, it's called falling down and he's in front of steps..lol -
MCT:March 22, 2008
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db81863cposted 100 days ago -
i like the fast food scene,it's so....can't find the words to discribe,just look at the face of michael!,u'll know what i mean...
posted 103 days ago -
I really liked this movie,one I will watch over and wont be forgeting!!!
posted 293 days ago -
i just bought thiss film on dvd 4 £3 in the hmv sale and can't w8 2 watch it!
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