The plank walk, inspired by the cliff-side trail on Mount Hua in China, is basically a series of rickety planks circling the mountainside at 4,000 feet (double the height of Fall’s 2,000 foot TV tower) and ending at the scariest, flimsiest bridge over a yawning canyon. At the end of the walk is a statue of a dragon that promises to “eat your fears”.
Harriet Slater and Arsema Thomas in ‘Fall 2: Deadpoint’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
There are thrills aplenty with planks, safety chains and sundry nuts and bolts coming loose, as the characters make one dubious decision after another. Introducing drug smuggling in the third act dilutes Fall 2: Deadpoint’s pure survival-thriller vibe. Shifting from nature as an implacable foe to human adversaries does the sequel no favours.
Arsema Thomas in ‘Fall 2: Deadpoint’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Fall 2: Deadpoint ends with a mention of Hell’s Chasm which is presumably where the third film will be set with Mann returning to directing duties. One only wishes the girls would take a parachute the next time they plan a vertiginous climb.
Fall 2: Deadpoint is currently running in theatres
