10 Critically Abused Films That We All Loved Anyway (And Why)

Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score: 0%

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 85%

Fall was written, produced and directed by Eric Schaeffer, who also stars as Michael, a charismatic New York cabbie whose life changes when he picks up a millionaire supermodel named Sarah (Amanda DeCadenet). 

After initially rebuffing his advances, Sarah begins to find herself worn down by Michael’s charm, and, despite them being from totally different worlds and her having an aristocrat husband at home, the pair begin a passionate affair.

What The Critics Said:

New York Times reviewer Lawrence Van Gelder said that Fall leans too heavily in the direction of the vain and smug and suggested that Schaeffer’s motives for making it could well have been the sheer amount of sex scenes he wrote for himself. 

It was a notion echoed by other critics, who also criticised the director for his all-too-frequent poetic voiceovers, his narcissistic screenplay and his ego-driven performance.

Why We Loved It Anyway:

To say that the critics are just jealous may seem a tad childish, though to judge a movie based on the fact that the writer/director/star happens to get a lot of skin on skin action isn’t right. Fall is admittedly quite the steamy movie, and those not used to eroticism on such levels will certainly find themselves blushing, though this is intended to be a real, up close and personal love story, and that is exactly what it is. 

The choppy editing and garish colours he uses mean you can’t take your eyes off Schaeffer’s film even when the actors are fully clothed.