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Viggo Mortensen is a terrific actor with a wealth of memorable screen work to his credit. Unfortunately, his feature directorial debut, “Falling,” does not, er, fall into that category, though it’s not for lack of trying: He also wrote, starred in, produced and scored this problematic film. It’s a grim, oddly misguided attempt to tell the story of the fractious relationship between a gay airline pilot, John (Mortensen), and his thoroughly insufferable dad, Willis (Lance Henriksen), as t...

CST_ Quiver Distribution presents a film written and directed by Viggo Mortensen. Rated R (for language throughout including offensive slurs, crude sexual references, brief sexuality and nudity). Running time: 112 minutes. Available Friday on demand. Alas, though well-intentioned and photographed with a precise eye for detail, this is a distant third to those two fine films, despite the excellent work by Mortensen as a long-suffering son and by the chiseled-faced veteran character actor...

Viggo Mortensens directorial debut, Falling, is uncomfortable to watch, yet cathartic Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post Feb. 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3Lance Henriksen, left, and Viggo Mortensen in "Falling."Brendan Adam-Zwelling/Quiver DistributionShow MoreShow Less 2of3Viggo Mortensen, left, and Terry Chen in "Falling."Brendan Adam-Zwelling/Quiver DistributionShow MoreShow Less 3of3 Viggo Mortensen makes a sensitive and assured directing debut with "Falling," a meditation on aging, mor...

Viggo Mortensen Delves Into His Directorial Debut Falling with Co-Star Lance Henriksen [Exclusive] Viggo Mortensen Delves Into His Directorial Debut Falling with Co-Star Lance Henriksen [Exclusive] Viggo Mortensen makes his directorial debut with the new drama Falling while taking the lead opposite genre legend and Hollywood icon Lance Henriksen. Falling marks the directorial debut of celebrated actor Viggo Mortensen, who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and is an accomplished musici...

Falling Movie Review Director: Viggo Mortensen Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 1/23/21 Opens: February 5, 2021 This is one of those rare movies that have their writers sitting in the director’s chair as well, taking a major role, even playing some chords on the piano to punctuate the difficulty of his life. In other words, “Falling” has more than a touch of autobiography: Mortensen imaging and re-imaging his life under the rule of his father who, having looked at the baby he helped cre...

Viggo Mortensen’s new film, which arrives in theaters and on streaming services on Friday, is a first for him. In “Falling,” Mr. Mortensen, a 1976 graduate of Watertown High School and 1980 graduate of St. Lawrence University, Canton, makes his debut as a writer/director. “Falling” made its debut last winter at the Sudance Film Festival and was released in Europe last year. After its debut, John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter called it, “a masterful family drama ...

Viggo Mortensen makes his directorial debut with  Falling, the story of a gay man dealing with his estranged, conservative father who is suffering from dementia. Mortensen also stars in the pic, which features great character actor  Lance Henriksen as the antagonistic father.  Falling played at both Sundance and at TIFF last year, where it was met with mixed reviews. Now it’s headed to theaters and digital in February. Watch the trailer below. Falling Trailer Terry Chen), and their daughte...