Era of fallen expectations

HOW ironic that “The Fall,” a movie described as “a dazzling visual fantasy” (“A ‘Fall’ No One Wants to Take,” by Patrick Goldstein, June 26), filmed in beautiful locations in 24 countries, is not being shown in theaters because distributors can’t visualize an audience market segment who would pay to see it. Ironic because this decision is made by people who continually distribute such movie dreck that theaters are empty much of the time and the film industry is wailing about its lost profits.

“The Fall” sounds like the type of movie that was made for the rest of us -- you know, the people who stopped going to theaters because there was nothing worth seeing.

CAROL J. SMITH

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