JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Konterr Brilliant and touching

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

adonis98-743-186503 Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style. Fallen is different than other thrillers of it's kind that has to do with faith, demons and a cop seeking for redemption this ain't no End of Days (1999) and you should be glad for that. This movie is obsessed with the song of The Rolling Stones Time Is On My Side and there's a cursed fallen angel Azazel who sings and possesses a lot of people threw out the film and that might bother some people who except a hardcore horror film. This movie has it's own style and it plays by it's own rules plus the acting and the cast is brilliant especially Denzel Washington. This is a movie and a role that i didn't expect him to take on and yet he took it and made it his. Plus although the ending is indeed kinda predictable regarding the fate of the characters it does kinda have a 360 twist that makes it even better. It's serious and fun, it's dramatic and slow and on the same side it's a fast paced psychological thriller that wasn't very appreciated by critics and it does need another check if you didn't like it either. (A+)

generationofswine OK, for those of us that remember the 80s and 90s Denzel Washington sorta kinda totally ruled. He was all that and a bag of chips...And now, for the most part, he is playing the smart clever cop...over and over and over and over and over and over again.What the heck happened Denzel? In "Training Day" you played a cop, but you played a villain cop that was so evil that you made us all hate you! You turned "Malcolm X" into a great movie despite Spike Lee's involvement! And now you play the same role over and over again. You are breaking our heart...But for those of you that love the type-casted Denzel, Fallen will work for you. Again he's the clever and wise detective, but this time the movie has a creepy and delightfully fun supernatural twist...Plus it was made when Denzel was still acting and not just phoning it in, so, you know, you have the REAL Denzel Washington, not the made-for-TV Denzel Washington.And on top of the fact that this was made when Denzel was great and still actually acting, you have a small but powerful Elias Koteas role.Elias Koteas the B-list actor that ALWAYS brings his A-game to every film no matter how small the role is. And in this movie, the role is tiny and so well done that you walk away remembering that tiny little role as powerful, as fantastic, as, well, A-game awesome.Koteas literally outshined Washington when Washington was at his finest. He introduced us to the film and set a bar so high that everyone was forced to deliver their best work.And then the plot, the creepy demon that can jump from body-to-body by a simple touch. You haven't seen that before and you won't see that again. Not only that, but it was done so well that you will never listen to that Rolling Stones song the same way again.The movie is start-to-finish clever. The acting is brilliant. It is a must-see.

Leofwine_draca With a clever central premise and a refreshing lack of any special effects work whatsoever (apart from a nifty 'demon vision' which is used occasionally), FALLEN is a cut above the standard fare of today's American horror films. With a more complex plot than usual (for once, the film doesn't underestimate the intellect of the viewer) and plenty of suspense and nightmarish scenes built up, this will be a refreshing treat for any horror fan.It must be made clear, though, that no matter how clever FALLEN thinks it is, one thing it is not is original. While the theme of the story's hero being implicated in the crimes by the real, supernatural criminal of the piece harks back to CANDYMAN, the real concept of a force which can swap bodies at will actually goes back to the late '80s in the form of such cult classics as THE HIDDEN and SHOCKER. This time around the evil force is more believable though, because there are no rubbery or slimy special effects, the demon is ever invisible. If you will, more is less.One thing I liked about this film is that full use is made of the demon's ability to swap bodies, and many times it escapes just as its about to be caught. Dozens of people get the demon inside them, and there is one great moment where it travels through a queue of people, as one after another they transfer the demon to each other. Another disconcerting moment is when the demon gets inside the police station and one person after another starts singing "time is on my side". Aside from the central killer, the film is very much in the style of SEVEN, in that the settings are gloomy and there is a depressingly downbeat ending. The influence of THE X-FILES is also clear, with impossibly bright torches lighting up dingy surroundings, and Washington could easily be substituted for Mulder.Denzel Washington is well-cast in the role of John Hobbes, a typical everyday sort of detective who displays no psychic powers or anything, he's just a believable, clever guy who uses his wits to catch the demon out. Washington is given able support by three actors and actresses who perform well in their roles and who all come out looking good. Firstly there is John Goodman, looking very much older these days, who plays his typical mild-mannered friendly person. Donald Sutherland is also on hand to lend distinguished and solid support, and it's always great to see Sutherland in a film. Whatever critics might say, he's a good guy. Embeth Davidtz (ARMY OF DARKNESS) plays the female lead who is unsurprisingly underused, but for once she plays a well-drawn out, realistic female character in a horror film.Fallen deserves kudos for being a little bit more intelligent than the more typical blockbusters filling out the horror shelves these days. There are plenty of twists for the mystery fan to enjoy, and a gripping finale, which, like ARLINGTON ROAD, doesn't succumb to the sappy sentimental ending so beloved of most of these films. I can only praise it for the lack of special effects which, like THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT showed, don't necessarily make a good film.

xahnegrey I tried to watch this film..had never heard of it ( probably for good reason) but I saw Goodman and Sutherland et al and thought I would watch. It is boring. It takes part of the exorcist and a few other movies ( seven and maybe a 3 stooges flick) and tries to braid something spooky and coherent.. it does not succeed. Washington is typical Washington..all dentures and con..but basically just another black guy that Hollywood decided to make a star ( samuel Jackson is another)..anyway, he cannot carry the movie- a total waste of time..I kept wondering what was happening and what was gonna happen..and guess what ? nothing happened. ever.like a seinfeld episode.clean the link out of your navel instead.