Wow! Such a good movie.

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

It is a performances centric movie

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Whether you enjoyed this movie or not, you can't deny that at some point in your life, you will or you've already related to our anti- hero protagonist. You will face problems everyday, problems of all sizes, minor or major, and they will absolutely annoy you to the brink of losing your sanity.Of course, every person will take it differently. Falling Down showed us how even a simple and decent human being could get frustrated by the obvious, gaping flaws of society.I think it's safe to say that there is no coherent story, it's just about our main protagonist "D-Fens" (Michael Douglas) who's trying to get home for his daughter's birthday who was taken from him by his divorced wife. And he faces a plethora of obnoxious problems on the way which slow him down. Sounds pretty horrible and boring when you put it on paper, but this is a perfect example of a movie that's driven by dialogue and characters rather than an exciting plot.You will feel all sorts of emotions while watching this due to the actions done and words spoken by our main character. At times you will feel this movie was a black satirical comedy, and at other times you will feel that this is almost like a fictional documentary about how foul our society is becoming.I've seen this movie many times, and it feels like it gets better every time I watch it. 10/10

(Originally reviewed: 21/01/2017) When I see "a Joel Schumacher film" on the front cover I am always optimistic, I did love 1987's The Lost Boys but 1997's Batman and Robin was so bad it could have been a career ender, however I'm proud to announce this picture is one of his finest. Michael Douglas gives a solid, strong performance which shows the true extent of how far a man can be pushed before he loses it, I also admired Duvall's performance as a retiring cop with a rather rude wife. The acting is decent all round with the exception of some schmuck who kept thinking he was something special with ladies and being rude to Duvall, his name does not matter at this moment in time. The picture moves at a brisk pace, and the outcomes of every situation are grounded and most certainly believable, including a slightly sad but well-crafted conclusion. You can empathise with Douglas's character, he may be a bit crazy but he wasn't always unhinged and tense and maybe that has something to do with a restraining order his selfish wife put on him so he couldn't see his daughter. However it's exciting to see what happens next, which is what makes Schumacher a decent filmmaker, he knows how to keep a picture entertaining, for better or for worse. Having said that, I did like most of the dialogue but there was a few lines that bothered me such as when are protagonist's mother yells "What do you want, I'll set the dogs on you" this is aimed at two random people that knock on her door that just so happen to be police officers, I was astonished at what I was hearing. We all know it's unlikely anyone would answer their door in such a manner. Then later on Duvall's character lets his wife know he is going to be slightly late, she replies with "What am I dog vomit", which is just awfully written dialogue in plain sight, you can't forget it because she practically yells it at the top of her voice. Falling Down may have a few flaws, but it's nonetheless a very well-directed picture with respectable performances from Academy award winners Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall.

On a very hot day in Los Angeles, the protagonist's life goes wrong over and over again as he travels across the city on foot to see his daughter. He becomes increasingly frustrated, angry and violent with the situations and people whom he encounters. This well-written, well-acted satirical film has drama, action, and very funny dialogue.

Well, if this could have been a great movie, if only to get rid of the rage you carry inside. When you have a bad day, get home, see it and download, but Joel Schumacher has no courage to finish it well. In spoiler zone I will explain.Today that violence is so well seen, this film is based on it, but rather I think it is an irony, not what happens, but it is made for us to download. Everything that happens in the film would normally end with a bitch Michael Douglas that would go to something else and now. But here he has made it so that we all laugh. Or at least I take it that way.It is still a minor movie with an extraordinary cast. It's not a TV movie but it's very close.The picture is not fantastic. It is rather simple. It does not count.The address is pretty basic. Do not bore and laugh with her. But in matters of planes is simple.The actors are great. I imagine the filming, the laughter that would take off.Spoiler:The problem is that in the end he has to make a politically correct film and ends with that he has a disease so he has done everything he has done. So for me it has not made a great movie. If I had not done so, perhaps we would not have understood, or perhaps today would have been acclaimed, since violence is very well considered