Review: Emotional honesty in this quiet horror tale
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2014
When We Fall excels in recreating the world of a lonely teen in the 1980s. Ben's emotional world of being an outcast and still mourning the death of his best friend are very well done. His quasi-romantic relationship with an older girl should seem unbelievable but feels honest as well.The supernatural aspect of the story is overshadowed by the real world elements to the point that I felt they didn't even need to be there. In fact, my expectation of a "dark" story colored my perceptions on first reading, thinking "that's it?" Get this if a coming of age story appeals to you, but if you are looking for something more on the horror side of things you should probably look elsewhere. 3.5 stars.