This evocative, slyly subversive tour of McMahon's hometown of Niagara Falls established his poetic, lyrical approach to the essay film, as well as his penchant for exploring Canadian culture from a playfully intellectual perspective.

“Visually beautiful... this film has it all. THE FALLS communicates the grandeur of the tumbling tonnes of water by bathing the eyeballs in soaking, wide-screen splendour... The film intermarries the naturally sacred and the unnaturally profane with breathtaking dexterity...THE FALLS has brilliantly framed Niagara Falls as the picture of a civilization.”
Jay Scott, The Globe and Mail

At some point, everyone has asked the question, why is it so hard to find love? In this final installment of the autobiographical trilogy that includes VINYL and I, CURMUDGEON, Alan Zweig reflects with disarming candor on why, if he longs for a partner and children, he is still single at mid-life. Through intimate, heartfelt and often hilarious interviews with a series of diverse, smart and attractive single women, Zweig explores yearnings for the romantic myths of our culture and the difficulty of finding and sustaining relationships. Some women have come to accept and prefer being alone, but many still dream of a future they can share. When his mother dies, the reality of dealing with such painful life experiences alone hits home. Rather than remaining the objective observer, Zweig approaches his female subjects as kindred spirits, sharing their vulnerability and openness. A perfect mixed tape of love songs provides the backdrop for this courageously candid look at love and longing.

"In each of my previous two autobiographical documentaries, I’ve gone out into the world to essentially compare my experiences with those of others and see what I can learn from them. But that’s never been more true than in the case of this film. I have lots of experiences, lots of stories. I’ve talked about these things a lot. And yet there’s no subject where I’m more aware that I know nothing".
Alan Zweig