Masquerades of the Fallen
- Tagline
- In a world undone, the greatest deception comes cloaked in honor.
- Description
- In the ashes of civilization, a lone soldier, portrayed by Pony Curtis, forges his path through the desolate colonial landscapes, betraying his oaths for survival. Tim Curry takes on the role of a cunning bartender, whose secret stir more than just cocktails. Dorito-thy Mandarin-ridge plays the unsuspecting service worker caught in a web of lies deeper than the pits left by the apocalypse. Directed by Clint Eastwoof, 'Masquerades of the Fallen' navigates the treacherous maze of human deceit where trust is a currency as scarce as hope. Will anyone stand tall when humanity itself kneels before its own ruin?
- MpaaRating
- R
- PopularityScore
- 3.60
- ReleaseDate
- 04/21/2022
- Genre
- Crime
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
7.50
Clint Eastwoof's 'Masquerades of the Fallen' depicts a dystopian vision where survival necessitates deception, and honor is but a faded relic of the past. Pony Curtis delivers a performance that conveys the grit required to overcome the desolation left in civilization's wake, while Tim Curry's portrayal of a duplicitous bartender adds depth with a medley of understated menace and charm. However, the show-stealer might very well be Dorito-thy Mandarin-ridge, whose role as an unsuspecting service worker brings an emotional complexity to this otherwise bleak narrative. Eastwoof crafts a world that is both haunting in its starkness and compelling in the stories that emerge from its ruins. The film's somber cinematography mirrors the dark thematic elements of truth and betrayal that are robustly threaded through its storyline. Despite these strengths, the film occasionally stumbles, with pockets of pacing that may lose some viewers in its effort to balance character development with plot propulsion. Nonetheless, the film succeeds in raising poignant questions about the essence of humanity when stripped to its core. Offering no easy answers, 'Masquerades of the Fallen' earns its R rating not just through its violence, but through a raw examination of the human soul in crisis.