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NUMBERS
Box Office: $283,615
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CAST & CREW
Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki, Aaron Murphy, Sarah Peirse
Directed by Christine Jeffs
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SYNOPSIS
The debut film by director Christine Jeffs, RAIN, records with charm the confusion of coming of age amidst domestic disintegration. more...
MPAA RATING
Not Rated
RUNTIME
1 hour, 32 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Apr 26, 2002
Video: Feb 11, 2003
RELEASE COMPANY
IDP Distribution
GENRE
Dramas, Coming Of Age, Australia, Beaches
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official Rain Site
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SOUNDTRACK REVIEWS
TIDBITS
SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
SUBMIT USER REVIEW
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 "The acting by the over-25s lacks spark, with Csokas particularly unconnected."
-- The Wolf, IOFILM.CO.UK
"We get light showers of emotion a couple of times, but then -- strangely -- these wane to an inconsistent and ultimately unsatisfying drizzle."
-- Gregory Weinkauf, NEW TIMES
 "Before it rains, clouds cover the sky and hint at the coming storm. Jeffs fully captures that feeling of anticipation."
-- Phil Villarreal, ARIZONA DAILY STAR
"The film’s constant mood of melancholy and its unhurried narrative are masterfully controlled. But … in trying to capture the novel’s deeper intimate resonances, the film has – ironically - distanced us from the characters."
-- Urban Cinefile Critics, URBAN CINEFILE
"Unless you enjoy watching repeated shots of people waking
up in an alcoholic stupor, you're likely to find 'Rain' a
cinematic washout."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION
"Fulford-Wierzbicki ... deftly captures the wise-beyond-her-years teen."
-- Jon Popick, PLANET SICK-BOY
"Quiet, sexual, disturbing, often beautifully melancholic."
-- Kim Morgan, OREGONIAN
"A shimmeringly lovely coming-of-age portrait, shot in artful, watery tones of blue, green and brown."
-- Moira MacDonald, SEATTLE TIMES
"Two generations within one family test boundaries in this intelligent and restrained coming-of-age drama."
-- Harvey S. Karten, COMPUSERVE
"The overall result is an intelligent, realistic portrayal of testing boundaries."
-- Rachel Gordon, FILMCRITIC.COM
"Jeff's debut feature is a small masterpiece of atmosphere."
-- Ken Fox, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE
"The film can depress you about life itself."
-- David Elliott, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
"Moody, heartbreaking, and filmed in a natural, unforced style that makes its characters seem entirely convincing even when its script is not."
-- KJ Doughton, NITRATE ONLINE
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"[Janey] forgets about her other obligations, leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes, maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies."
-- Gary Thompson, PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS
"A gripping movie, played with performances that are all understated and touching."
-- Steve Rhodes, STEVE RHODES' INTERNET REVIEWS
"Captures all the longing, anguish and ache, the confusing sexual messages and the wish to be a part of that elusive adult world."
-- Paula Nechak, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"Treats a potentially explosive set-up with adult reflection and thoughtfulness."
-- Roger Moore, ORLANDO SENTINEL
"Though the story ... is hackneyed, the characters have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament."
-- Kim Linekin, EYE WEEKLY
"Rain is a small treasure, enveloping the viewer in a literal and spiritual torpor that is anything but cathartic."
-- Andrew Howe, EFILMCRITIC.COM
"Director Christine Jeffs' visual palette is hauntingly poetical, her spare use of dialogue a relentless composite of the film's constrictive atmosphere."
-- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE
"Land, people and narrative flow together in a stark portrait of motherhood deferred and desire explored."
-- Thom Fowler, HOLLYWOOD BITCHSLAP
"Lindberg demonstrates a remarkable sense of place, a keen understanding that emotions are boiled into a concentrate, not diluted, in the rural setting."
-- Annlee Ellingson, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
"Rainy days and movies about the disintegration of families always get me down."
-- Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, THEMOVIECHICKS.COM
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FRESH 88%
Avg. Rating: 7.8/10 |
"This New Zealand coming-of-age movie isn't really about anything. When it's this rich and luscious, who cares?"
-- Stephanie Zacharek, SALON.COM
"The dialogue is cumbersome, the simpering soundtrack and editing more so."
-- Jessica Winter, VILLAGE VOICE
"Some of the visual flourishes are a little too obvious, but restrained and subtle storytelling, and fine performances make this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat."
-- Megan Turner, NEW YORK POST
"Jeffs has created a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness."
-- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Ms. Fulford-Wierzbicki is almost spooky in her sulky, calculating Lolita turn."
-- Jane Sumner, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"A coming-of-age tale from New Zealand whose boozy, languid air is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply felt performances across the board."
-- Jan Stuart, NEWSDAY
"[Jeff's] gorgeous, fluid compositions, underlined by Neil Finn and Edmund McWilliams's melancholy music, are charged with metaphor, but rarely easy, obvious or self-indulgent."
-- A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES
"It has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing."
-- Andrew Sarris, NEW YORK OBSERVER
"A quietly reflective and melancholy New Zealand film about an eventful summer in a 13-year-old girl's life."
-- Steven Rosen, DENVER POST
"A quiet, disquieting triumph."
-- Steven Rea, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
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"Though in some ways similar to Catherine Breillat's Fat Girl, Rain is the far superior film."
-- El Topo, IOFILM.CO.UK
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* In fairness to critics whose last name begins with a letter at the end of the alphabet, certain pages are sorted in reverse order, z-a.
* Certain "Rain" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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