Rotten
None of the characters ever rises beyond the level of his or her generic functions, and by the end the overall emptiness of the conception becomes fully apparent.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Falling Down
The adventures of an ordinary man at war with the everyday world.
1993 · 1h 53m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Joel Schumacher
Overview
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Let's face it, there is an element of truth in the character of D-FENS. But it is, finally, tabloid truth.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Fresh
At first comes across like a mean-spirited black comedy and then snowballs into a reasonably powerful portrait of social alienation. The tone is unremittingly dour, however.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
A real artist could make something incisive or darkly hilarious out of this moral tightrope act. Schumacher, veering recklessly between social satire, kick-ass fantasy and damsel-in-distress melodrama, plays the game for opportunistic cheap thrills.
David Ansen, Newsweek
Fresh
It turns one man's slide toward madness into a wickedly mischievous, entertaining suspense thriller.
Caryn James, New York Times
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