Free
Fall (2014/Anchor Bay Blu-ray)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B Extras: C- Film: C
The
Only Way Out Is Down.
Free
Fall is a generic action thriller in the vein of Die Hard,
Panic Room, and countless others where the hero is trapped in an
elevator or an enclosed area away from the evil villain that wishes
to thwart him or her in an attempt to retrieve some type of
MacGuffin.
In
this case, it's a ravishing brunette named Jane Porter (Sarah Butler
of the I Spit On Your Grave remake) who works for a top
corporate company in a huge skyscraper that is rattled when one of
her Executive Coworkers falls to his death from high above and face
first into a parked car. Ouch.
Upon
investigating his office for personal affects to give his family,
Jane discovers a flash drive taped under his desk that reveals proof
of embezzlement happening within the company that could prove
disastrous if hidden for too long. The owner of that corporate
company she works for by the way is the great Malcolm McDowell - who
is the highlight of the film (and barely in it).
After
telling her balding co-worker Ian Gomez (Cougar Town) about
the hidden flash drive, he soon calls in his crisis manager (D.B.
Sweeney) who will kill poor old Jane Porter if necessary to keep the
embezzlement a secret. Once he realizes that Jane isn't going to be
easy to kill and she traps herself in an elevator where he can't get
to her, Sweeney ends up killing security guards and others in angry
fits until he turns full psycho and calls the elevator repair service
to open a hatch to get to her. Can Jane escape the clutches of this
mad man?
Directed
by Malek Akkad and brought to you by the producers of Final
Destination and the Halloween sequels, Free Fall
isn't exactly a total waste of time but just isn't really original
enough to stand the test of time. It is shot flat but nicely in
1080p 2.35 X 1 high definition and sports a decent Dolby TrueHD 5.1
lossless sound mix that isn't bad at all on Anchor Bay's part.
Extras
are just a featurette - Free Fall: Behind The Scenes.
-
James Harland Lockhart V
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