A harrowing movie about the aftermath of a high school shooting. Jenna Ortega is outstanding in the lead role and plays it so well in capturing the sadness and also the funny side to her character (like when she tells her mum everything). Megan Park in her directorial debut does a great job in letting the movie flow at it's own pace and doesn't rush anything. A really nice gem that deserves to be seen by a wide audience.
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In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
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January 31, 2022 at 03:01 AM
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Jenna Ortega Take A Bow
A pulsing, terrifying, funny, & infuriating look at a uniquely American trauma.
I wasn't interested in another gun-violence teen drama. However, 10 minutes in, I was struggling to hold it together. Ten minutes after it ended, I was reeling from a gut-punch ending. Ortega, Ziegler, & Park give an authentic presentation of teendom, like Burnham's Eight Grade, with an intense injection of tragedy. The fact that writer-director Park didn't live through a school shooting shows her innate touch at empathetic filmmaking.
A story that could only happen in America, you know the land of the free...
I didn't read anything about the story before watching The Fallout. I thought it was going to be an apocalyptic story or something like that. Coincidentally I just watched another school shooting movie a couple days ago, Run Hide Fight, which turned out to be a very unrealistic movie that I didn't like at all and only that I scored with three stars. The Fallout is better, it's all more realistic, the acting and behavior from the characters is just more believable. But to be honest I wasn't that thrilled by this movie either. It's sad to say but the audience prefers to have the story behind the shooter than the story of the victims. It just sells better. That said the movie is watchable. The main character played by Jenna Ortega is sometimes annoying to watch but overall her acting was okay, not great though so I don't understand the fuzz about her. So in conclusion The Fallout isn't the worst movie about this subject but I'm sure we will see better in the future.