REVIEW: A sequel attempts a high-altitude thrill on the world’s most dangerous mountain
Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- The 2022 thriller Fall used two women trapped atop a radio tower to evoke the fear of heights.
- Fall 2 moves the premise to a fictional mountain in Thailand.
- The review argues that the sequel cannot recreate the original’s effect and that the first film’s setting was more exciting and symbolic.
The 2022 thriller Fall had plenty of flaws, but it still delivered a nerve-racking genre experience. Two women trapped atop a radio tower tested one of the most widespread fears by looking down toward the ground: fear of heights.
Fall 2 tries to produce the same effect with a fictional mountain in Thailand. But even a skilled magician cannot astonish an audience with the same trick twice.
And, honestly, the radio tower standing in the middle of the desert was simply a far more exciting and symbolic setting.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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