Falling Like This

I usually don't vide the Sundance channel, but last night I flipped around, stopped on this for a few seconds, and after watching the bulk of the picture realized I wasn't watching anything special, but still had that quality to keep my eyes from wandering. The acting is a big factor, since most of these people are un-professionals who act on the money basis of what most middle class Americans make. There is also a realistic feel to the pic that up until near the end stays true which also deserves credit, as well does some sequences that show the chemical downfall of these youngsters. Predictable, no doubt; I saw many turns right out of the after-school-special box of TV, but overall, it was good indie work. B+

This movie is damn good. It reminds me of my high school boyfriend. You know, THE FIRST LOVE. Its reminding of how much the "bad boy" image appeals to the teenage girl, and how they still do. Brian Vaughn is one sexy hot boy for a teenager. Makes me wish I were 5 years younger.

I wish it had been a little more to real life than it was. I was one of the g/fs to the real life Boyd. Then we married and had a child. He has since passed away this year, 04/2018 but in the movie and I was partly there when the writer Dani Minnick was getting notes from my husband Lloyd but it stated he had an affair with his parole officer and had a baby which in fact it was myself and not a parole officer. But in any case he had hoped she would do a second part before he passed but it's unfortunate that he already gone and he won't be able to see it. But Dani if you're reading this and you maybe are thinking about it and need anything look me up and I'd be more than happy to help. Alot went on between those yrs and especially between 2010 and 2018 and I was there for all of it.

Like a first crush, the film and it's characters seduce you and then take you on a journey towards tragic inevitability. The success of the film is largely in part to the character of Boyd, an innocent bad boy who can't help his good looks or having a criminal for a father. Boyd can't help stealing cars and Katie, a good girl in highschool, can't help falling in love with him. Dani Minnick's script beautifully captures the essence of a first love and the extent to which people will be willingly led down a dangerous path, particularly when the leader is sweet-natured and has no malice or ill intentions.

Deceptive in its simplicity, the film captures the delicacy of a first love and the fragility of impressionable youth. Minnick elicits beautifully natural performances from her young stars.

Falling Like This is about two teens, lost in the maze of youth, who find each other as the only safe ground in their lives. There is no need for depth of reasons why they are lost, so many teens go through similar experiences while trying to adjust to their lives. The portrayals are outstanding. Brian Vaughn portrays the delinquent you like, and Megan Wilson is the girl who doesn't try to change him, but accepts him for who he is. The supporting cast portraying parents and friends fit the mood of the story like a glove. Both sets of parents have their problems, as do friends of Brian and Megan. The best comment I can make is that all have worked so well together that this film is believable, a kudo hardly given to many movies. You will feel right in the middle of the story, not just as an observer.