Ever Fallen

The movie was well written and the director did a fantastic job with the cast and crew. They all made the story line relatable and I really enjoyed seeing Siouxland represented in many of the scenes!!!

I saw this Iowa-produced independent film at a public screening. It is a thoughtful character-driven story. It is, at one level, a "boy meets girl" story, exploring two people of very different backgrounds and whether their relationship can survive. The filmmakers take the story in unexpected directions and leave the audience guessing the outcome until the last moment.

I thought that the acting was largely on-point and the cinematography had some striking scenes. The filming locations were well-selected. On a quality theater sound system, the soundtrack had subtle nuances, particularly in authentic background environmental sounds.

This was an independent film that was shot on quite a small budget (I know this from the screening). A budget ten or 100 times the size would have provided some production value opportunities, but it would not have changed the fundamental story and message of the film.

If you are looking for action adventure and slick special effects, this is not the movie for you. But if you are looking for thoughtful drama, character insights, and a serious message, it is worth your time.

The script for "Ever Fallen" is overall decent. The dialogue is entertaining, funny with a purpose, but cliche. The acting is notable at times as well. What makes this film a 4/10 is the audio, directing, and editing. The audio is worst than nails scratching a chalkboard. Aside from the mediocre sound, the directing becomes cliche and a knock of version of director Noah Baumbach. Theres's no sense of originality. The editing would be a good first try if it was made from a high school student. However, this is collegiate professor whose job is in media production. All things aside, please note the director "encouraged" the crew to give positive reviews.Overall, the script for "Ever Fallen" is good/ decent. The film, however, does not do justice for the actors, production designer, or anyone involved with this film.

Relatable characters and real life situations made this an easy film to connect with

I had the pleasure of seeing this film when it premiered last fall and I totally loved it! The acting was great, especially because the actors are so young! The leads really killed it. The writing was awesome and felt very believable. The editing was also really cool to me for someone who enjoys older film as this feels like a 50s/60s movie. The costuming and makeup was beautiful as well and I loved the purposeful red/black coloring of the film. Of course, there were some audio issues but this is a small budget indie, so I won't dock much from my rating. However, I thought the over dubs were good and if they hadn't said anything before I probably wouldn't have even noticed!

However, I have seen some reviews on here stating that the director instructed people to leave "emergency positive reviews." This isn't true. He encouraged people to leave a good review IF they genuinely enjoyed the film. This isn't bad or "weird," this is a common business practice. That's just the industry.

What's truly "weird," however, is that the real story behind all this isn't being told. It seems a cast member has been running a twitter-based smear campaign again the film and asking people to leave bad reviews. So, if you're reading this, I wouldn't trust some of these less than desirable reviews. This person has no idea how much this affects everyone who worked so hard on this film. When I attended the screening, I spoke with the director and he seemed so passionate about the work, as did many of the cast and crew members. After seeing how some acted at the premier and now this, I am heartbroken that someone would go to so much effort just to hurt others. Constructive criticism is great, but malicious slander is just uncalled for.