It is as though Singh embarked on a comprehensive examination of the planet, plucking just the right locations, like a painter would with hues, to create this tapestry of luxurious delights. The Fall is one of the most rich, entrancing tales to be told through film. Both adorable, and beautifully sad, it’s a pleasure for the senses, as well as the heart, in much the same way that Pan’s Labyrinth succeeded.

The characters are dear, and the use of somewhat unknown (or inexperienced?) actors greatly increases your ability to sink in and take their situations seriously. Playing the role of the damaged stunt man, Lee Pace will (or maybe SHOULD) gain much respect for this difficult performance, and for proving his ability to impressively carry a film along side a child. He not only achieved a sweet rapport with the girl (6 year-old Catinca Untaru) but he displayed an almost graceful inner turmoil throughout that never crossed over into cliche.

The entire concept is unique and remarkable, it provides scenes of excitement, warmth, and tragedy…and with nearly every frame being a thing of beauty, The Fall is definitely a work of art worth owning.

One of the biggest surprises in years, for me. This film centers around a little girl in a hospital in the 1920s, who listens to the fantastic stories of an injured stuntman. There’s more to the plot, but I’ll leave things at that. This film is nothing less than impeccable, towering far over most other films that deal with the realm of the imaginary impossible that I’ve seen. The direction is sublime, pretentious and concentrated, yet allowing the actors to flourish, and hereby I must specially mention 11-year-old Catinca Untaru, who plays the lead character; her playing is human, simple, yet radiant in the extreme, looking back at the film. She takes nothing away, yet does the most human impression of a child that I have probably ever seen in a film. Thoughts, lines of dialogue and spontaneity flow through the film and add to its greatness, mostly through her. The cinematography, pace of the film, its epicness – always injected with down-to-earth humanity in its ways – constantly reminds me of what it’s like to be human. Utterly recommendable, and I hope the director, Tarsem Singh, soon delivers his may-be serial killer-project, “The Unforgettable”.

Beautiful, amazing, visually stunning, heart-wrenching, dark, yet humorous (light) at times. Honest as life while utterly fantastic. I have no idea how to describe it; words don’t do it justice.