When a Man Falls
starring: Dylan Baker, Timothy Hutton, Sharon Stone, Pruitt Taylor Vince, David Williams
directed by: Ryan Eslinger
directed by: Ryan Eslinger
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When a lonely housewife (Emmy winner Sharon Stone) faces the reality of her dying marriage to Gary (Timothy Hutton) she seeks comfort in highly unlawful and forbidden activities. While Gary takes to drinking away his troubles he doesn't realize that things are falling apart around himuntil it's too late. When a Man Falls is a gripping psychological thriller sure to keep you guessing until the end!System Requirements:Running Time: 90 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/LOVE & ROMANCE Rating: R UPC: 025195028394 Manufacturer No: 68103567
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Though marketed as a Sharon Stone thriller, this solemn chamber piece revolves around three men. One evening at work, Gary (Timothy Hutton in ever-present baseball cap) runs into night janitor Bill (Dylan Baker in oversized spectacles). Gary and Travis (Pruitt Taylor Vince) used to tease Bill, a classical-music enthusiast, in high school. The encounter spurs Gary to reconnect with Travis, with whom he lost touch after the latter was involved in an automobile accident (for which he blames himself). Together, they drink and commiserate over their lonely lives; meanwhile, Gary's neglected wife, Karen (an uncharacteristically disheveled Stone), takes to sulking and shoplifting. Bill becomes preoccupied with his pretty neighbor, Sadie (Stacie Bono), and her abusive relationship (in his dreams, Bill saves Sadie from her attacker). A senseless tragedy forces these isolated individuals to face their fears once and for all. Originally known as When a Man Falls in the Forest, then When a Man Falls, the follow-up to Ryan Eslinger's Madness and Genius moves too slowly to generate suspense, while the characters lack sufficient development for their catharsis to have the desired impact. (An absence of personal touches, like portraits and mementos, contributes an air of artifice.) Despite their efforts, this leaves the actors stranded at times, particularly Baker, whose Bill is too bizarre to inspire much sympathy. Of the leads, Vince makes the best impression--would that Eslinger had concentrated more of the story on his character. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
When a lonely housewife (Emmy winner Sharon Stone) faces the reality of her dying marriage to Gary (Timothy Hutton) she seeks comfort in highly unlawful and forbidden activities. While Gary takes to drinking away his troubles he doesn't realize that things are falling apart around himuntil it's too late. When a Man Falls is a gripping psychological thriller sure to keep you guessing until the end!System Requirements:Running Time: 90 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/LOVE & ROMANCE Rating: R UPC: 025195028394 Manufacturer No: 68103567
Amazon.com:
Though marketed as a Sharon Stone thriller, this solemn chamber piece revolves around three men. One evening at work, Gary (Timothy Hutton in ever-present baseball cap) runs into night janitor Bill (Dylan Baker in oversized spectacles). Gary and Travis (Pruitt Taylor Vince) used to tease Bill, a classical-music enthusiast, in high school. The encounter spurs Gary to reconnect with Travis, with whom he lost touch after the latter was involved in an automobile accident (for which he blames himself). Together, they drink and commiserate over their lonely lives; meanwhile, Gary's neglected wife, Karen (an uncharacteristically disheveled Stone), takes to sulking and shoplifting. Bill becomes preoccupied with his pretty neighbor, Sadie (Stacie Bono), and her abusive relationship (in his dreams, Bill saves Sadie from her attacker). A senseless tragedy forces these isolated individuals to face their fears once and for all. Originally known as When a Man Falls in the Forest, then When a Man Falls, the follow-up to Ryan Eslinger's Madness and Genius moves too slowly to generate suspense, while the characters lack sufficient development for their catharsis to have the desired impact. (An absence of personal touches, like portraits and mementos, contributes an air of artifice.) Despite their efforts, this leaves the actors stranded at times, particularly Baker, whose Bill is too bizarre to inspire much sympathy. Of the leads, Vince makes the best impression--would that Eslinger had concentrated more of the story on his character. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- A Thought Provoking Dramatic Work
This DVD is horribly misadvertised as a Psychological Thriller.This was obviously a pathetic ploy by the DVD distributor to get the DVD off the shelves by any means necessary with no thought to doing the consumer, nor the film any justice.The result is that people are watching this film with entirely the wrong mindset.
This film is a dramatic look at the lives and relationships (or lack of relationships) of the four main characters.It is a thought provoking look into what can happen ... Read More
Rating: 
- Hopeless
I see that a couple of reviewers were kind enough to award some extra stars for the potential of a film like this one.Sorry, but every movie has the potential to be a good one; but when it is poorly scripted, poorly plotted and poorly acted, it will be a horrible film.This is a horrible, horrible film, which wanders as aimlessly as its characters.I seem to be beating a dead horse, but I felt compelled to add my voice to the chorus of those who literally felt cheated by the misrepresentation of what ... Read More
Rating: - When A Movie Viewer Falls
God-awful movie.I was first attrated to the movie at a popular video store because of the actors and the description on the movie sleeve.However, the description is a complete misrepresentation: "When a lonely housewife (Sharon Stone) faces the reality of her dying marriage to Gary (Timothy Hutton), she seeks comfort in unlawful and forbidden activities."Her role was minor and we see her shoplifting twice.On the front of the sleeve: "WHEN A MAN FALLS in the end . . . she got what she wanted."Well, ... Read More
Rating: - Really boring
Don't your time and save your money, for sure, one of the most boring you can look at.I can't imagine someone would buy it.
Rating: 
- When a man falls
This was the worst movie I have seen, the star make, it almost makes us not want to purchase any more of her movies.
- A Thought Provoking Dramatic WorkThis DVD is horribly misadvertised as a Psychological Thriller.This was obviously a pathetic ploy by the DVD distributor to get the DVD off the shelves by any means necessary with no thought to doing the consumer, nor the film any justice.The result is that people are watching this film with entirely the wrong mindset.
This film is a dramatic look at the lives and relationships (or lack of relationships) of the four main characters.It is a thought provoking look into what can happen ... Read More
- HopelessI see that a couple of reviewers were kind enough to award some extra stars for the potential of a film like this one.Sorry, but every movie has the potential to be a good one; but when it is poorly scripted, poorly plotted and poorly acted, it will be a horrible film.This is a horrible, horrible film, which wanders as aimlessly as its characters.I seem to be beating a dead horse, but I felt compelled to add my voice to the chorus of those who literally felt cheated by the misrepresentation of what ... Read More
- When A Movie Viewer Falls God-awful movie.I was first attrated to the movie at a popular video store because of the actors and the description on the movie sleeve.However, the description is a complete misrepresentation: "When a lonely housewife (Sharon Stone) faces the reality of her dying marriage to Gary (Timothy Hutton), she seeks comfort in unlawful and forbidden activities."Her role was minor and we see her shoplifting twice.On the front of the sleeve: "WHEN A MAN FALLS in the end . . . she got what she wanted."Well, ... Read More
- Really boringDon't your time and save your money, for sure, one of the most boring you can look at.I can't imagine someone would buy it.
- When a man fallsThis was the worst movie I have seen, the star make, it almost makes us not want to purchase any more of her movies.
