FALL

The film opens with married couple Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Dan Connor (Mason Gooding) who are along for a mountain climb with their friend Hunter (Virginia Gardner). Suddenly, one of Dan's cables unexpectedly gives way and he plummets to his death. The story picks up specifically 51 weeks later where Becky is still devastated by her husbands untimely death, while avoiding her concerned father (played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and abusing alcohol as a coping mechanism. She contemplates suicide by overdosing on pills and booze until she receives a knock on her door from Hunter, who attempts to pull Becky out of her funk by asking her to come along on her next climb (which would be Becky's first since the accident). Initially turning the offer down but reconsidering after sleeping on it, the girls travel 6-hours away to a desert to climb an abandoned 2,000-foot radio tower. They reach the summit without issue, however, Becky's last push off of the ladder loosens a bolt on it. When the women are ready to come down a 200-foot section of the ladder hurdles towards Earth. Unable to get down and without food or water, the women must figure out a way to be rescued before they succumb to the elements. The story gets moving quickly with the women wasting little time getting to the tower and with a film like this, the audience is going to experience some sweaty palms moments. However, the film does drag in certain parts while the women's friendship is dissected and secrets from the past are brought to light. The CGI is spotty in parts and there's obvious dub work as there was a lot more cursing involved. In order to gain the cherished PG-13 rating, the actresses had to voice over some of their lines. A forgettable film with a motivating message that outside of a few heart-pounding moments, falls flat (pun intended). 4.5/10