Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Defence


Falling Down (1993)

Directed by Joel Schumacher this film stars Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall. A middle aged man has a mental breakdown and goes on a rampage while a policeman works his last day before retirement.

At the time this film came out there was some controversy over whether the film glorified violence but it is clearly about a man that has completely lost his way in life rather than promoting going around committing crimes. Michael Douglas gives a good performance as the protagonist and Robert Duvall provides a positive counter point. There are some nice directorial touches at the start of the film but the direction does become more average as the film goes on.

4/5

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