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The Legacy of Cloudy Falls | Review by: Stefano Bove

 



Tourist towns are really interesting when you think about them from a local perspective. Especially in film, it’s always focused on the tourist but real people live in towns like Niagara Falls and being a product of your environment, it must make for some really interesting folks. That is where Cloudy Falls comes in. 


Rita (Susan Berger) is a elderly custodian at Cloudy Falls Motel and our tour guide on this adventure through all of the wacky and quirky people living all around her that she gets to interact with on a daily Basis. Her commentary, like any good tour guide is full of puns, sarcasm and light-hearted entertainment. 


The drama that unfolds is all thanks to our lovely ensemble cast of misfits that make it their job to lie, cheat, steal, and gossip. All of their personalities are amplified by this location. It must be all of the wax in the air. 


The Legacy of Cloudy Falls is a really fun ensemble, dark comedy that focuses on the cast of characters, their environment and how they affect one another’s lives. It’s fun to see a dark, satirical look on one of Canadas beloved tourist locations. 


3.5/5



The Legacy of Cloudy Falls is available on VOD August 25th

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