
Francis and Blake Falls are conjoined twins who live in a neat little room in a rundown hotel. While sharing some organs, Blake is always fit and Francis is very sickly. Into their world comes a young lady, who turns their world upside down. She gets involved with Blake, and convinces the two to attend a Halloween party, where they can pass themselves off as wearing a costume. Eventually Francis becomes really ill, and they have to be separated. They then face the physical an... (Full plot summary below)
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Francis and Blake Falls are conjoined twins who live in a neat little room in a rundown hotel. While sharing some organs, Blake is always fit and Francis is very sickly. Into their world comes a young lady, who turns their world upside down. She gets involved with Blake, and convinces the two to attend a Halloween party, where they can pass themselves off as wearing a costume. Eventually Francis becomes really ill, and they have to be separated. They then face the physical and mental strains that come from their proposed separation. Viewers will be inclined to believe that the two are really Siamese twins, but in fact they are simply real-life brothers playing the parts convincingly.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIn its quiet, dark, claustrophobic way, this is one of the best films of the year. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrBizarre, shadowy, enticingly eerie...more poetic, more tantalizingly original. |
| AboutFilm.comCarlo CavagnaNothing much happens, but we go on a journey just the same... |
| Eye for FilmAnton Bitelshares its themes with Dead Ringers and A Zed & Two Noughts, even if it is not as disturbing as the former, as downright weird as the latter, or as intelligent as either. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaWhat makes it so haunting is the sensitivity to its lead characters and their unusual plight. |
| San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisBeautiful, wandering little love story that wants to break your heart and probably will. |
| Miami HeraldCurtis MorganNever shies from acknowledging the natural fascination with their abnormalities. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaAlthough the pervading mood of Twin Falls Idaho - a beautifully shot, noirish thing - is one of sadness and loss, the Polishes' film is playful, too. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDavid N. ButterworthA sad, fascinating, and profoundly moving portrait of two individuals who have learned, not by choice, to live together. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumA quietly dazzling microcosm that's always just this side of eerie, just that side of tragic. |