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Falling Down (1993)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:6

Rotten:9

Average Rating:2.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A laid-off defense worker, kept from seeing his child on her birthday by a restraining order, looks at the landscape of moral decay in Los Angeles on one hot, congested day and, after being mugged,... A laid-off defense worker, kept from seeing his child on her birthday by a restraining order, looks at the landscape of moral decay in Los Angeles on one hot, congested day and, after being mugged, snaps. What follows is his bitter and pathetic mission of justice, vengeance and vindication that reads uncomfortably like too many news stories. Michael Douglas is identified only by his character's license plate, D-FENS, in this attack on social ills, a film originally seen as the displacement of power felt by many white American males. [More]

Starring: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin

Starring: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin, Frederic Forrest, Tuesday Weld, DeDee Pfeiffer, Raymond J. Barry

Director: Joel Schumacher

Director: Joel Schumacher

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05/27/09
Adam Tyner
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It’s my contention that Joel Schumacher has never (and most likely will never) make another film as timely, smart, and important as 1993’s Falling Down.

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05/25/09
Jeff Giles
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...the film leaves one either cheering or jeering in equal measure, which I'm not sure was the filmmakers' intent. (Blu-ray Book Edition)

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I recommend you read my review on the film before reading the DVD review.

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