'It feels like a horror film': New dementia dramas 'Falling,' 'Supernova' aim for truthfulness over tears…
Like Lance Henriksen in “Falling,” another recent and memorable take on this very subject, Hopkins dominates the space by becoming intimidating through not having control over his senses.
Over the last year, several movies — including "Dick Johnson is Dead" and "Falling" — have touched on dementia and its effects, but "The Father" is in a class of its own.
Zeller accomplishes what Viggo Mortensen could not in Falling, another film about a man with dementia and his son trying to help him.