The Falling

There are so many acute insights, striking images and impressive performances in it, not least from lead Maisie Williams, it's a tragic shame that elsewhere inexperience shows and the last 15 minutes devolve into a morass of melodramatic incident.

Carol Morley shows startling versatility and ambition with this jawdropping mash-up of 'If' and 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'.

An imperfect but alluring study of psychological contagion that marks an auspicious advance in the field of narrative filmmaking for acclaimed docmaker Carol Morley.

The Falling speaks out to young women and represents that feeling of discomfort and complete bewilderment about their bodies, their futures and their minds.

The end result is a mish-mash of promising ideas lost in naff filmmaking.

A preposterous ending, saturated in baptismal overtones, is the last straw.

This seductive waking-dream is a must-see.

Writer and director Carol Morley goes for "a look how shocking we are" scene of incest. It just detracts from what had been an intriguing movie about mass hysteria.

The film all leads to a melodramatic climax that wraps up the main character's explosive acting out in a too-neat package.

Williams has been a promising young actress for a few years...The Falling allows her to unhinge for a while as her storyline creeps darker and darker.

The beauty of the film is that it is at once personal and universal, with an ability to make you feel nostalgic for friendships and teenage journeys that were probably, at the time, not actually very nice at all.

Often unnerving, and always interesting, but rarely as lyrical as the film seems to be aiming for.