Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Fallen

DIRECTOR: Scott Hicks  LEAD CAST: Addison Timlin, Lola Kirke, Joely Richardson, Jeremy Irivine, Harrison Gilbertson, Sianoa Smit-McPhee, Daisy Head, Hermione Corfield  and Malachi Kirby  WRITERS: Nichole Millard, Kathryn Price, Michael Ross  BASED ON: “Fallen” by Lauren Kate  PRODUCERS: Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray, Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel  FILM EDITOR: Scott Gray  GENRE: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance  CINEMATOGRAPHY: Alar Kivilo  MUSIC BY: Mark Isham  PRODUCTION DESIGN: Barbara Ling  COSTUME DESIGNER: Bojana Nikitovic  ART DIRECTORS: Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Paul D. Kelly  PRODUCTON COMPANIES: Apex Enertainment, Lotus Entertainmnt, Mayhem Pictures, Silver Reel  DISTRIBUTED BY: Lotus Entertainment, Relativity Media  LOCATION COUNTRY: U.S.A., Hungary  LANGUAGE: English  RUNNING TIME: 100 minutes
Technical assessment:  3
Moral assessment: 2.5
CINEMA rating: V14

--> Lucinda "Luce" Price (Addison Timlin) is a strong-willed 17-year-old living a seemingly ordinary life until she is accused of a crime she didn't commit. Sent off to the imposing Sword & Cross reform school, Luce finds herself being courted by two mysterious students to whom she feels oddly connected. Isolated and haunted by strange visions, Luce begins to unravel the secrets of her past and discovers the two men are fallen angels, who she learns have loved her for thousands of years. Luce must choose where her feelings lie, pitting Heaven against Hell in an epic battle over true love.  (Full review to follow).