After two space prisoners crash their aircraft in the desert, they enter an underground hallucinatory bunker under orders from a company willing to knock time off their sentences upon completion of a mysterious mission. Ultra indie sci-fi effort squeezes every last penny from its wallet, AE and available warehouse sets to convincingly portray a beautiful/ugly fantasy world. The film relies heavily upon its two leads (Wild Dogs alumni Aaron Stielstra and Brendan Murphy) who endlessly bicker and whine much more than your average space detention criminals, but add a level of professional that clashes with some of the sillier plot elements that later enter the picture. Which is part of the problem. The film's first act is so good and gritty it's like a Don Siegel program with nomads and Mad Max action, including a documentary-lite space shootout complete with bo staff needles and other crap I can't even explain. The story soon takes a more whimsical sci-fi turn with the heroes walking around and talking in set after CG set, which admittingly look good, but bring the pacing to a grinding halt. Some other mumbo jumbo, inner and physical demons appear but can't do much to elevate the already sloggy second act, further compromised by a weak Slayer character and it's decision to drop the second male lead from the plot (only to later appear in a dynamite return). But even if the monsters and demon children threaten the established dark tone, they are appropriately gooey, atrocious, and most importantly, scary. Visuals are as good as they can get from a DVX100 with lots of balanced lighting, pleasing widescreen compositions and stark contrast, all accompanied with a decent score. Perhaps some more cutting all around would help things, but as it stands, a highly recommended and enjoyable effort. 7/10

Lets get something straight. We're talking about a movie that was filmed with a DVX-100 camera in various locations within Tucson, AZ most of which was either in a warehouse or at home. The sound was done entirely in a garage; most all of the work behind the scenes was done by "count em" three people. The models, sets, & props were built by the director. The computer effects were done by the producer; and the costumes as well as the set dressing were done by the directors wife!! And oh yeah, the complete budget was a mere $20,000. By the way, the door sound wasn't lifted from Doom or any where else. I think it's pretty impressive.

This is actually a great example of what a little ingenuity and perseverance can get you. The budget for this film was in the $25,000 dollar range. It's not Iron Man, but it is amazing what they were able to do with such a small budget.The miniature work is excellent. It is a sign of the times, when a few guys and girls from Tucson can produce a good little film without the stress of Hollywood. As a long jump into the cold world of film making "The Men Who Fell." holds it's own.Keep an eye on the technical elements and pay attention when this group of film makers gets their next one done.

I am not totally sure what this movie is about. It gives no real back story, the characters are undeveloped, and the reason why you should care about what they are doing is unclear. The movie might have been worth watching if they gave more information about what was going on, why a demon was summoned by "this company" and why these two guys were sent to find it.The effects were passable, however they weren't good enough to make up for the overall terribleness of the movie, and I am pretty sure they borrowed the door opening sound from the first Doom game and used it as a take-off sound for a ship.The only part of this movie that made it not a total waste of time was the good chuckle I had at some of the dialog, or when the plot started making even less sense then before (the dialog wasn't actually funny, it was just really terrible).