The film stars Michael Sillivan as a coach on a losing streak, who has lost his locker room. It centers on Sillivan’s trek across the city of Pittsburgh, as he attempts to reach the house of Penguins’ president and general manager, Kyle Dubas before the trade of Jake Guentzel. Along the way, a series of encounters, both trivial and provocative, cause him to react with increasing violence. A visual discussion on life, the salary cap, and the origins of Gritty.

Dejan Kovacevic called it “the most interesting, all-out commercial American film to date”. Brian Batko said “It functions as a Rorschach test to expose the secrets of those who watch it.” Jim O’Brien said, “Stop calling me!”

Jason Kendall wrote: “Falling Down is replete with gallows humor, almost to the point where it could be classified as a ‘dark comedy’.” Andrew S. McCutchen calls the film “an anti-Odyssey story” about “the lie of the American Dream”. He adds: “I can’t remember laughing so hard in a movie.”