The film lacks a refined story and on top of that, features performances that do feel awkward and unnatural at times.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 15, 2024

Jenna Ortega gives a knockout performance in the lead and crafts real chemistry with co-star Maddie Ziegler.

| Feb 12, 2024

The Fallout tackles troubling and timely subject matter with harrowing honesty as Jenna Ortega anchors the entire affair with an authentically affecting breakout performance.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 1, 2022

No one wants a movie neatly wrapped up with a bow, but perhaps looking at the broader world might be in order.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 1, 2022

This is an assured filmmaking debut for Megan Park.

| Jun 2, 2022

That Park can pull this off as the final flourish of her debut feature marks her as one of the most promising filmmakers of her generation, and "The Fallout" as her first masterpiece.

| Original Score: 9/10 | May 10, 2022

The Fallout is terrific, and terrifically real.

| Apr 21, 2022

A devastating portrait of survivors of school shootings. Anchored by Jenna Ortega's revelatory performance as a girl unable to process her emotions, Megan Park's script and direction wisely prioritizes character and emotion over plot and sensationalism.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 3, 2022

The strength and depth of the characterizations from the thoroughly impressive cast will make a real connection with the audience.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 24, 2022

“The Fallout” tells a story from the perspective of the survivors and it’s an urgent voice we need to listen to.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 17, 2022

The filmmaker takes on a wrenching subject and shapes it into a movie that never looks away, even as it remains painstakingly focused on communicating the impact of those horrors in moments that might otherwise seem ordinary.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 13, 2022

The Fallout is a bracing work, which treats the teens in question piercingly and hurtfully.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 12, 2022

There are moments of levity, times for a morbid joke and times for being so silly you forget (for a bit) that anything bad ever happened to you. Jenna Ortega handles those two tones incredibly deftly for such a young actor.

| Feb 11, 2022

It's a lot to take in, to be sure - there's a trigger warning at the film's beginning for a reason - so be wary, but also be open...very powerful, both in ways that you'd expect and in ways that might surprise you.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Feb 9, 2022

A powerful exploration of brief terror converted into an open wound.

| Original Score: B | Feb 8, 2022

Ths poignant examination of grief and survivor's guilt makes an emotional case for gun safety by giving audiences a first-hand look at what happens to teens who experience a school shooting.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 8, 2022

The Fallout captures the gen z voice. It also tackles a difficult subject matter with sensitivity and nuance.

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Feb 8, 2022

With a sensitive empathy, The Fallout shows teenagers living through extremely difficult circumstances.

| Feb 4, 2022

What The Fallout ultimately conveys is the dynamic shape that trauma can take and how crucial it is to show compassion.

| Feb 2, 2022

The Fallout is not just a superb tearjerker, a profound teen dramedy, or great good-cry cinema. It's a gift, giving us the space to tremble, tear up, and let go.

| Jan 29, 2022