Genre: Drama / Crime
Stars: Brian Presley, Taraji P. Henson, Ed Harris
Synopsis: A man is released from prison after serving five years for drug trafficking with intent to turn his life around but trouble for his best friend and his still imprisoned father threaten to keep him entrenched in a life of crime.
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Plot:
"Once Fallen" follows a very familiar plot line which is a decent one but there are no twists or punches that make it special.
Writing / Production:
The film was very slow developing and didn't get very intense or interesting until the last twenty or thirty minutes. The final product felt very amateurish and underfunded.
Acting:
A mixed bag of good, poor, and average performances pervade this picture. Brian Presley in the lead role is obviously not up to par with the more recognizable talent in this film which detracts greatly from its value. Ed Harris and Peter Weller provide very fine and entertaining performances and everyone else is mostly average.
Originality:
The theme of "Once Fallen" has been revisited many times and there are few if any tweaks on the idea that make the film stand out.
Overall:
It is unfortunate that the talents of Ed Harris and Peter Weller are somewhat wasted on a film that is so poorly constructed and ineffective. Unfortunately "Once Fallen" is largely unentertaining and feels like something we've all seen before just not as good.
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