SnoopyStyle
Penny (Michele Hicks) is a prostitute hired for Francis Falls (Michael Polish). When she gets there, she finds Francis and Blake Falls (Mark Polish) are actually conjoined twins living in a rundown hotel. She runs away at first but she has to go back to retrieve her purse. Blake is the stronger one while Francis' health declines. On Halloween, the brothers go out to see their mother (Lesley Ann Warren). Penny runs into them at a diner and she takes them out to a party.The Polish brothers have created an unique looking film. First there are the Siamese brothers. They are absolutely original and very compelling. The brother filmmakers use the haunted model looks of Michele Hicks to the fullest. She started late with her acting career after modeling but she shows some skills. There is a lot of whisper acting, and slow pacing. This has a memorable look and a strange tone. And it is their humanity that shows through.
lightbearer13
Perhaps only twins like the Polish brothers could have made the quintessential work of art about conjoined twins--one that shows the uniqueness and depth of this bond, while universally hinting at how deeply love is rooted in our very flesh. Often the attempts to delve into these relationships (of conjoined or even identical twins) has been produced by non-twins and has assumed some kind of pathology--something either incestuous, or morbidly dependent. One thinks immediately of Cronenberg's Dead Ringers. What the Polish brothers have given us is nothing short of miraculous, utterly human and as poignant as anything I have ever experienced.
elduderino78
Twin falls is a decent movie altogether. Mike and Mark polish are excellent in the role of the siamese twins, they portray their anguish, their fear of the world, and their love and dependence on each other perfectly. Your really feel sort of intrigued and mystified when you look and listen to these two characters.Penny is the character that simultaneously keeps them on their feet and breaks them apart. Had to be a woman... Also great acting from the beautiful Michelle Hicks.The movie poses some interesting questions about relationships, and about depending from one another to the very core.But it's far from perfect, because, there's really nor much of a story. The story's just a skeleton where the writer and director hang all the dialogue and all their philosophical rethoric. Basically, more things could and should have happened - they would've helped flesh out the characters better than a lot of dialogues... And it wouldn't have made such a slow paced movie... Liked it, but not really my idea of a great movie.
Victoria
This tale of conjoined twin brothers stayed on my mind for days. Their need for connection to the outside world and their desire for love was compelling and very sad. The sight of Francis resting his head on his brother's shoulder was enough to break my heart. It isn't the cheeriest of movies, and gets a little bogged down with cliches at times, but the strangely silent twins said it all with their eyes and made me feel their yearning. My husband, who usually hates any movie without a gun in it, didn't stir from the couch the entire time.
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