Fallen - fails as a movie

I wasn't a big fan of the books (to be honest, I started reading the first book and then couldn't finish it, it was just god awful), but since the first one came out in 2009, I forgot they even existed.

The biggest mistake I made going into this movie was that I hardly looked anything up for it, and for some reason failed to connect it to the book I hated so much. I genuinely believed that I was going to see something average at least.

Then, as I was entering the cinema, my friend told me it was an adaptation of the "Fallen" book, and all I could do was laugh.

• Into the Woods - Not as bad as I expected
• Avengers: Age of Ultron - Behold, the world's largest conveyor belt

Fallen

Right from the start, the similarities with "Twilight" are uncanny. It's honestly ridiculous. Firstly, there is a very forced love triangle, where the outcome is nothing short of predictable. This entire movie can be summed up with; "It's Twilight with angels", because that's essentially what this is. 

The two male leads were god awful. The main character's best friend is annoying. I don't even know who the villain is (possibly Satan? I honestly forgot) and they honestly gave it their best to insert every possible cliché in the movie ever.

The characters are so frustrating, especially the default male love interest who keeps making dumb and selfish decisions. There is, however, one thing that I liked, and that was the actress who played the main character.

Notice how I didn't say that I like the character, because I don't, or her acting in particular, I just feel that she was the only charming cast member with at least some likability surrounding her. It's a shame it was wasted in this god awful movie.

This brings me to the ending; there practically isn't one. Of course, they had to have a big overblown CGI battle, but it only lasts for about five minutes and then the movie ends, without any resolution. Worst of all, it's open to a sequel (based on the money they made back and the horrible marketing for this movie, I doubt that's going to happen).

Also unfortunately (I guess), the movie doesn't even know how to set up a sequel and leaves tons of stuff unresolved. The result is a flat, unsatisfying ending.

In conclusion, I did like the movie better than the book (or what I read from it) and it definitely had potential if it just bothered to be at least a little bit different and keep a consistent tone.

At times you could really see this movie trying to be darker than your typical love story for teens, but it just didn't have the guts to steer away from the formula and lose it's target audiences. It's a very boring and forgettable movie, and I wouldn't even recommend it to the fans of the genre.