I had to go to IMDB to see what movie Falling Down was again, because the title sounded very familiar, but I was thinking of some stupid Cliffhanger ripoff.
It IS a great movie. I need to rent it again sometime soon. I also found this review of the movie to be entertaining, because I imagined the writer to be a very angry fat man:
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John Taylor (jdtaylor@btinternet.com)
Bedfordshire,England
Date: 26 March 2001
Summary: We have all felt like this at some time!
Only a few hours before watching Falling Down i was in a local branch of McDonalds trying to order my usual Filet'o'Fish only to be told by the gormless spotty member of staff that it would take 8 minutes because they had none ready. When asked why they had none ready at the height of lunch time the moron proceded to tell me "it's because they arent very popular"!. When i tried to explain that they were not popular because every time someone tries to order one they have to wait an eternity for you to cook it, i was presented with a face of immense puzzlement and confusion! I'm not saying i would ever go as far as Michael Douglas does when he cant get his breakfast 2 minutes after the cut off time in this film but i understand EXACTLY how he feels.!. Falling Down is a very good interpretation on how if someone not quite the full package, comes up against the day to day greedyness ,rudeness and descrimination of todays western society and how he feels he needs to get his point across in his own way. This is a very good film and is superbly acted,especially from Duvall and Douglas. 8 out of 10.