To direct a good film takes gargantuan effort. To write it and also be the lead actor in it adds insurmountable pressure onto a director’s shoulders. In her sweet film Falling Into Place, which deals with how we approach our relationships and the steps taken to ensure we’re ready to move on, Aylin Tezel attempts this feat as her debut directorial effort, to strong results.
On the Scottish Isle of Skye, German artist Kira (Aylin Tezel) is on a path of self destruction. She’s in the midst of a painful break up with Aidan (Rory Fleck Byrne) and finds herself drunk in a pub. As her night comes to a close, she enters the drunken orbit of fellow self-destructor Ian (Chris Fulton), who is doing his level best to ignore that he has a girlfriend back home in London. The couple spend a night of dancing and playing imaginary games together, finding themselves able to ignore their problems while in each other’s company. They don’t sleep together because, to Kira, having the hands of Ian over her would be the wrong hands. Though to Ian, his attempts to sleep with Kira would help disguise his own insecurities in his relationship.
This review was first posted on March 5th 2024. Full review linked below.
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