The Fallout (2021)
Directed by Megan Park
In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
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She goes to therapy (with Shailene Woodley's therapist giving Judd Hirsch/“Ordinary People” vibes), and she does not feel anything.
There have only been a handful of movies that have taken on school shootings in as frank a manner as "The Fallout"; in 2003, Gus Van Sant's "Elephant" took a straightforward look at the perpetrators of a school shooting, while Brady Corbet's 2018 drama "Vox Lux" used a school shooting as a dramatic backdrop for a pop singer's journey.
We’ve had so many school shootings in this country in the last quarter-century that fictionalized cinema about such tragedies has practically become a genre, from “Elephant” (2003) to “We Need to Talk About Kevin” (2011), from “Beautiful Boy” (2010) to last year’s “Mass.”
This moment of shared panic offers a bonding opportunity even “The Breakfast Club” can’t match, as the diverse trio attempts to process what has happened.
Megan Park’s stellar feature debut, respectful how-to-deal drama “The Fallout,” marks yet another important step in this direction — away from story toward state of mind — a precedent for which can be found in mood-centric indies like “Garden State” and “Donnie Darko” almost two decades earlier.
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Megan Park’s stellar feature debut, respectful how-to-deal drama “The Fallout,” marks yet another important step in this direction — away from story toward state of mind — a precedent for which can be found in mood-centric indies like “Garden State” and “Donnie Darko” almost two decades earlier.
Even without the school shooting, "The Fallout" stands as an open and relatable snapshot of teenage awkwardness, one of the best examples of the genre since 2016's "The Edge of Seventeen."
I’d had a feeling before that she might be very special, this has only affirmed that, and should she be given more room to grow or be offered more roles after Spielberg’s West Side Story later this year, I think we’re looking at a long term rangey top tier talent.
There have only been a handful of movies that have taken on school shootings in as frank a manner as "The Fallout"; in 2003, Gus Van Sant's "Elephant" took a straightforward look at the perpetrators of a school shooting, while Brady Corbet's 2018 drama "Vox Lux" used a school shooting as a dramatic backdrop for a pop singer's journey.
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We’ve had so many school shootings in this country in the last quarter-century that fictionalized cinema about such tragedies has practically become a genre, from “Elephant” (2003) to “We Need to Talk About Kevin” (2011), from “Beautiful Boy” (2010) to last year’s “Mass.”
What a performance, hinging The Fallout on its allowances to be imperfectly sloppy like Katherine Langford does Spontaneous .