Review of Fall

This is a ridiculous movie. Not one thing about it rings true. The acting is either wooden and amateurish or silly (mainly Schaeffer himself). The director/writer/star seems obsessed with portraying himself as a sex object that beautiful women cannot resist; he had the same plot in his last two movies and his failed tv series. While Woody Allen often pairs himself with women more attractive than himself by far, Allen makes it believable by being witty and smart and , thus, attractive. It is hard to find any reason why women are slain by Schaeffer's celluloid characters and suspension of reality that is required for this film snaps.

In addition, Eric Schaeffer cannot write dialogue, let alone poetry (which he attempts in his fictitious-movie wooing). The one saving grace is the cinematography. Autumn in New York looks great here.