UCLA college student Jonathan Moore (Anthony Edwards) is playing a game called "Gotcha" (popular on mid-1980s college campuses as "Assassin" or "Tag"), wherein the players are all assigned a mock "hit" on another player by use of a harmless paintball gun. Moore and his apartment roommate Manolo go on a vacation to Paris, France. After touring some of Paris, in a cafe Moore meets Sasha Banicek (Linda Fiorentino), a Czechoslovakian girl. Eventually, Jonathan has intercourse with Sasha, losing his virginity.
Jonathan decides to leave Manolo (who is heading to Spain) and go with Sasha to West Berlin to spend more time with her. Jonathan believes that he is in love with Sasha. There, Jonathan and Sasha continue to have sex and even go to an Oktoberfest beer gathering. One night, Sasha tells Jonathan that she has to go to East Berlin to pick up a package. One night after arriving in East Berlin, Sasha leaves their hotel room and walks to dark street corner. There, Sasha meets a German man who tells her the location of the pickup of her package. Meanwhile, Sasha was being monitored by a Soviet agent, who was sitting in a car at a distance. During the day, Sasha tells Jonathan that if she gives him a certain message, it means that he has to leave East Berlin immediately. At a cafe, Sasha gives Jonathan a package and says that a strudel is inside. A little later, Sasha tells Jonathan to meet her at the butcher shop near their hotel. All of a sudden, a Soviet agent begins to chase after Sasha. Sasha decides to use Jonathan (who is holding her package) to unknowingly get the package over to West Berlin. Meanwhile, Sasha is taken by the Soviet agent and East German secret police.
Jonathan goes to Checkpoint Charlie to cross the heavily fortified border into West Berlin. At the East German customs search, Jonathan is stripped of his clothes and given a cavity search. Meanwhile, Sasha is stripped and searched for possible espionage evidence. Vlad arrives at the border crossing to search for Jonathan, however Jonathan passes the border safely before he can be captured. Once in West Berlin, Jonathan feels liberated by the Westernized society. In the hotel, Jonathan receives a message from Sasha to meet him at a specified location. Jonathan finds out that his hotel room was broken into and robbed of his traveler's checks. Soviet agents eventually find Jonathan in West Berlin and chase him throughout a public park. Jonathan jumps into a water canal and manages to escape from the Soviets and stumbles upon a German rock group headed for Hamburg, who offer him a ride to the airport.
The rock group successfully get Jonathan to the airport (using full-face makeup to sneak him past a checkpoint) and Jonathan finally arrives in Los Angeles Tom Bradley International Airport and to his apartment. Soon, Vlad and a band of Soviet agents arrive too in Los Angeles. Once home, Jonathan stumbles upon a film canister, which was planted by Sasha. Jonathan visits his parents and tells them what happened in Germany but they cannot believe a word of it and think Jonathan is on drugs. Jonathan decides to call the FBI then the Central Intelligence Agency for help. Jonathan returns to find his apartment broken into and looted.
The CIA officer tells Jonathan to give them the photo film canister. At the Los Angeles headquarters of the CIA, Jonathan spots Sasha who looks like she was working there. Jonathan eventually meets up with Sasha. Sasha admits that she is Cheryl Brewster, a CIA agent, originally from Pittsburgh. Out of nowhere, Vlad and his gang begin to chase Jonathan and Cheryl on the UCLA campus. Jonathan eliminates all the Soviets with a tranquilizer gun which he gets from the campus veterinary sciences building. The Soviets are arrested, the CIA agents thank Jonathan for his (indirect) help in obtaining the film, and Sasha tells him she wants to continue their relationship.
After they part, Jonathan talks to a pretty student who rebuffs him coldly. As she walks away, he aims the tranquilizer pistol and shoots her in the rear.
成人世界的崩溃，都是从一点一滴开始的，直到最后一根稻草前，一切似乎都在正常运转，然后就是轰然倒塌。废墟上的重建永远都是艰难的，但是只要能放下执着，找回自我，重新拥抱生活，一切总能再次云开见日。
曾经那么美的敏敏，竟然可以演出比灭绝师太还恐怖的妈妈，贾静雯的演技确实牛！这个表演感觉比与恶难多了！太复杂了。
7.5分。瀑布是一种坠落。中产生活的母女俩在疫情期间遭遇母亲失业并生病，之前的高消费生活无法维系，只能由奢入俭。好在天无绝人之路，母女俩也十分坚韧。母亲找到了超市理货员的工作，高房贷的房子卖掉后，买了小房子居住。生活虽然不如从前，但压力小了，母亲的病也渐渐好转。这片在疫情时代和经济下行的当前看会更有感触，大环境影响个人，如果实在无法向上，像瀑布一样坠落也无妨。毕竟虽然坠落的过程是痛苦的，接下来的道路会更加平缓。何况，母女俩的关系还比之前更好了。
我感覺這絕不是鍾孟宏特別好的一部，但是鍾孟宏開竅的一部，雖然前後斷裂，導演跟編劇還是有點分離，但我覺得以前一直覺得鍾孟宏空空的地方，開始被填滿，他往另一階段去了。而在觀影過程中，也不無聊，演員與攝影俱佳。
基本和阳光普照是一样的内核，这部反而更加拨开云翳，值得肯定的是钟孟宏坚持的人文关怀。而阳光普照里所有的问题也一并延续到了这里，真的不明白这么简单的故事为什么要花上两个小时来赘述，如果去掉那些自以为精巧的“暗”喻、刻意去指引观众凝视的镜头，整部电影明明会更加有力量。过重的人为痕迹，暴露的是剧作的虚浮，观看者即而被拒绝在大楼之外，双眼始终蒙着那层蓝布。现实关怀最怕看客无法共情和导演自我感动。
开始误以为是精神错乱，后来发现是时间的错乱。为什么钟孟宏总能把一个温情脉脉的故事拍成恐怖片。
【3.5】比起对家庭情感尺度的把控和对具体角色的剖析，钟孟宏这次更让我欣赏的是他抓住了蛰伏在这个故事背后的那一股无形力量。疫情时代、下一代对上一代的叛逆、男性施加给女性的伤害……一个具体个人的被摧毁与重建，背后是一群人，乃至整个社会生态的被摧毁与重建。这部电影某种程度上可以称之为华语版的《东京奏鸣曲》。
剧情真是一波三折。叛逆少女、单亲家庭、失业危机、精神疾病、家境陡落……还有最后的意外事件，前半段抑郁，后半段柳暗花明，最后又差点再跌落谷底，但我不觉得这是个故事，这是真实的生活。两位女性主演很赞，状态都拿捏的准确。我们都有自己也未必预料的那么坚强，这是生命寻找出口的原始张力。
一上来就把疫情置于前景，当人们戴上口罩的那一刻，一切都开始Falling。在这个“中产就算落魄了也会过得不错”的故事里，那句「不要再问我你还好吗」依然具有疗愈的功能。同样是把焦点对准一对母女，《瀑布》里钟孟宏那些做作的声音影像配乐的风格化处理，其实对情感表达起了离间的反作用，相比之下《美国女孩》的“老套”反倒更为细腻动人。
古人喜欢在瀑布下修心养性沉淀自己 品文却在蓝色如瀑布的幕布下视觉失调迷失自己，人嘛 总有属于自己的压力无法释放 女儿的叛逆期、疫情的人心惶惶、经济压力的劈头盖脸、伴侣的远离等等，疯 是她觉得不想和这个社会以及这个自己妥协。最感人的一幕是品文说“不要再问我你还好吗”，对呀 我都在努力着 你需要的是给我点信任 阳光重新招进来了 蛇被消防队员抓走了 瀑布声也从耳朵里消失了，既然洪水也冲不走女儿 那就没有什么好怕的了 以后一定会好好生活的。PS贾静雯还行 主要是角色难度大。魏如萱唱歌好听 就是演得一般。第一次看王净担大旗 好棒好棒好棒的表演 太喜欢她了！
好美好美，新增的这是在台北电影节2.0上看的原片吗？？？怎么一把子就从5.5涨到了6.5,要不要再刷到8.5,助力沃玛永不沉没ʕ ᵔᴥᵔ ʔ
看完后，陷入一种哀沉的心绪之中。全片是一个拯救的过程，母亲在精神世界里“溺水”了，女儿跳下去费心费力地拯救她，好不容易把她托出了水面，女儿自己却真的溺水了，可以想象得到母亲最后彻底坠入黑洞中。贾静雯真不错，很有质感的表演。饰演女儿的王净有一段我以为是徐娇。
很久没看到这样不洒狗血、关心人、理解人、关爱人，因而电影人也赢得其相应尊严感的华语电影了。题外话，没有居委会，没有人事档案加身的人生，哪怕遭遇很多苦难，还是可以随时从新开始的感觉。
贾静雯肉眼可见的老了，本片是她的个人秀，绝对的主角。她在片中憔悴的形象，很让人惊讶。电影的主题看似是母女，更确切是女性。疫情背景下的苦难生活，压抑又暖心。优点缺点都很明显，适合文艺青年。
Netflix，3.5分。比预期略好一点。节奏、影调甚至音乐还是很延续《阳光普照》的感觉，有点迟滞无解但又急于开解或者脱身，楼宇防水改造的蓝色塑料帘还是挺让我心动的设计。家庭风暴在并不成功的住院经历后荡平，最终那两场并置的危机（特别是山洪）更像是母亲似好未好精神状态延伸出的“现实状况”，也许是我不曾相信它得以化解。贾静雯和王净的表演并没有多大的触动能量，可能也是剧作本身缺乏可以刺痛尖刺的原因，而魏如萱的“好歌手”状态在电影里却成就了出戏和漂浮的糟糕表演。
“每个人都有难堪的过去，只是大小不同而已。而且未来会怎样，没有人知道。”王净👍
三星半，贾静雯真的绝，为了最后一场戏多给半星也不是不也可以，同样都是98年的，刘浩存真的可以被王净按在地上摩擦，还有刘冠廷，尽管这里只有惊魂一瞥，但看过他其他几个作品，演的也真好，前段时间我看台湾的无声，都是年轻人或者中年演员，我总是奇怪，为什么人家的演技就那么好呢，内地的演员都在琢磨什么呢，
相比上部《阳光》更爱这部，暴满、完整，并不觉得做作。前半部分压抑惊悚仿似鬼片的氛围过渡到后半部渐渐的转换成云开见月明的生活流。女儿和母亲都演得好，两人无奈的对手戏也是默契十足心领神会，贾静雯简单是脱胎换骨，面容越来越靠近鲍起静来，而岁月的沉淀也让她自然而然转型成功演技派，这是时光赐于的礼物。
疫情的缘故融入在影片中的口罩与蓝色帷布交相辉映，疏离感油然而生。大楼远处看来浪漫柔情，身在其中的人却压抑难耐。很自然地想到阳光普照中阿和在狱中的蓝色背景特写与绿色房间。强烈的红色和蓝色一样让人忍不住想流泪，母亲幻想在照顾女儿的情景完全翻转让人始料未及。小静坚毅勇敢开始学着理解母亲，开门驱赶卫兵、和母亲共同讨伐乱缠的顾客、拨打119上门捉蛇。场景补足了台词的细腻，镜头语言冷冽清凛。两位女性深刻浓烈的表达了亲子关系很好的诠释了家庭的距离感，虽然笨拙但是好喜欢啊。
配乐铺的太满了，前半段贾静雯的精神病视角居然是恐怖片配乐，每段配乐一出都感觉下一秒要变鬼片了。前半段贾静雯和每个人都剧烈冲突，女儿、前夫、公司都成了她的困境，加上悬疑惊悚的营造让上半段充满张力。下半段风格和配乐都巨变，以王静的视角展开叙事，女儿在家庭瀑布般坠落的时候主动承受压力，帮助母亲和家庭走出困境。在拯救的时候会发现每个人都变得温情了，佣人、中介、公司、消防、主任，每个人都在比赛谁是最好的好人似的，戏剧性突降。瀑布总体上体现钟孟宏的水平，下一部很值得期待。
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