Film Review – Fallen

Considering the last “Twilight” movie was released in 2012, it’s a little strange to see a film like “Fallen” produced, missing relevance by many years. Much like “Twilight” and its imitators, “Fallen” is an adaptation of a YA book series (four in total, from author Lauren Kate), offering audiences a dewy romance with troubled teenagers, while a strong supernatural element carries the franchise, giving it a chance to play into fantasy extremes, which always helps to lubricate forbidden love. It’s all so familiar and routine, with the primary difference being the source material’s religious interests, skipping the business of monsters to tinker with angels and demons. However, even with the potential of God’s army in motion, the feature still plays a banal game of teen angst and longing looks.  Read the rest at Blu-ray.com