‘Fall 2: Deadpoint’ Opens in Theaters as Review Criticizes Predictable Sequel

Fall 2: Deadpoint is now playing in theaters, with Lionsgate marking the release by debuting new images and a clip from the survival thriller. The footage follows Jax Hunter and Luce as they attempt to cross a dangerous plank walk on Thailand’s Mount Kwan, where the climbers are stranded thousands of feet above the ground. Directed by Peter and Michael Spierig, the sequel was written by Scott Mann and Jonathan Frank, who also worked on the original Fall. Harriet Slater stars as Jax, the younger sister of Shiloh Hunter, while Arsema Thomas plays Luce. Tom Brittney also appears in the cast as Jon Platt. The story centers on Jax, who is still dealing with the legacy of her sister’s death. Luce encourages her to undertake a dangerous climb in Thailand, using information left behind by Shiloh to arrange the expedition. Their route across the mountain is disrupted when an earthquake and rockslide destroy the planks, leaving the women trapped with limited supplies and no apparent way to call for help. The newly released clip stops after the climbers make their way across pegs protruding from the mountain and one of them falls. Lionsgate also released several images showing Slater, Thomas and Brittney in the film’s mountain setting. In Dread Central’s review, Ashliene McMenamy gives Fall 2: Deadpoint a 2.0 rating. The review credits cinematographer Andrew Strahorn with creating vertigo-inducing views and tense sequences involving the unstable planks, while also highlighting the performances from Slater and Thomas. However, the review argues that the sequel does not recapture what made the first film effective. McMenamy describes the screenplay as excessively predictable and expository, saying that the suspense is weakened by the expectation that the characters will simply move from one danger to the next. The review also says the film’s themes of bravery, grief and the shortness of life do not achieve the emotional impact the story appears to pursue. Fall 2: Deadpoint runs for 97 minutes. The review notes that the film’s final moments tease another possible installment, although the supplied reporting does not indicate whether that project has been officially announced.