This is were The Fallout shines and the R rating helps the film, allowing for believable conversations resembling how teenagers talk to each and allowing the dialogue to not feel contrived and stiff. The two teens build an unlikely friendship through shared trauma and trust. Ortega plays Vada Cavell an awkward tom boy teen who, along with popular Instagram dance star Mia Reed (played by Maddie Ziegler), hide in the stall hoping for safety with terror, gun shots, and sirens seemingly closing in on them. This scene and many others only work so well due to a star making performance by Jenna Ortega ( You, Scream ).
Jenna Ortega gives an incredible performance in The Fallout We only hear the shots in the hallways and the results are more terrifying when we are left to only imagine what is happening. Instead she has us tucked away only to see the terror in the eyes of our two protagonists. Park never takes us out into the hallways and classrooms where the shootings occur. No scene shows this restraint more than the shootout in the opening minutes of the film.
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One word comes to mind when thinking about how this film handles such a heavy topic as a school shooting, and that’s restraintĭirector Megan Park uses incredible restraint throughout the film and the movie is better for it. The Fallout is really a movie about two teenage girls and an exploration of the grief they feel when their reality is turned upside down by loss and hopelessness. A topic that could be triggering for some. It is a film about the aftermath of a school shooting and how the survivors cope with grief. HBO Max adds to their already impressive lineup, The Fallout is now streaming on HBO Max. By Jason Branchman 9 months ago Follow Tweet
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