'Fall 2: Deadpoint' Reviews Are In - Find Out What Critics Are Saying About the Sequel! | Just Jared

Fall 2: Deadpoint is out now!

The sequel, directed by Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig and written by Jonathan Frank and Scott Mann, hit theaters on Wednesday (September 2).

The cast includes Harriet Slater as Jax Hunter, Arsema Thomas as Luce, and Tom Brittney as their mountain guide.

What Is Fall 2 About?

“On a perilous climb across Thailand’s Mount Kwan, two climbers become trapped thousands of feet above the ground, where vertigo-inducing heights, sheer exposure, and impossible odds turn every moment into a fight for survival.”

What Was Fall About?

Here’s a synopsis of the Scott Mann-directed 2022 movie: “When a high-rise climb goes wrong, best friends Becky and Hunter find themselves stuck at the top of a 2,000-foot TV tower.”

What Are Critics Saying About Fall 2?

Guardian gave it 3 out of 5, writing: “I can’t pretend that there aren’t effectively awful moments or that my hand didn’t cover my mouth on occasion, the formula working just the way it should in the film’s most superbly nauseating sequences.”

Next Best Picture gave it 5 out of 10, writing: “If all you want is a film that will stress you out as you watch other people risk their lives for your entertainment, look no further than Fall 2.”

Slashfilm gave it 7 out of 10, writing: “Fall 2 makes a name for itself with wilder stakes, double the twists, and an eye toward making the series into a sort of soap opera with extreme heights.”

Variety says: “Given the first film’s word-of-mouth success (it was discovered on Netflix after debuting in theaters in tenth place), it’s unclear if there’s actually a devoted fandom for this altitudinally-advantaged franchise or it was simply a welcome time-filler in the waning days of the pandemic. But anyone hoping for a similar-but-not-the-same experience will likely be satisfied.”

TheWrap says: “Once you embrace the Die Hard 2 of it all — the same implausible sh-t may not happen to the same person twice, but it happens to their sister and that’s just as absurd — it’s easy to forgive this schlocky sequel for being, God forbid, a schlocky sequel.”

NYC Movie Guru adds: “Intermittently suspenseful and exciting with breathtaking scenery, but it’s overwrought, dumb and unintentionally funny without being as palpably thrilling or focused as the original.”

Overall, critics appear mixed-to-positive on the sequel, with several praising its nerve-racking set pieces while criticizing its increasingly over-the-top story.

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