Beyond the native complexities of its visuals, Rain impresses with its canny narrative.
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05/16/02
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Rain (2002)
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Reviews Counted:57
Fresh:48
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7/10
Theatrical Release:Apr 26, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $283,615
Synopsis: The debut film by director Christine Jeffs, RAIN, records with charm the confusion of coming of age amidst domestic disintegration. In Far North New Zealand in 1972, Janey (Alicia... [More]
Starring: Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki, Aaron Murphy, Sarah Peirse, Marton Csokas
Director: Christine Jeffs
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05/10/02
Moody, heartbreaking, and filmed in a natural, unforced style that makes its characters seem entirely convincing even when its script is not.
05/10/02
A quiet, disquieting triumph.
05/09/02
[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.
05/09/02
A gripping movie, played with performances that are all understated and touching.
05/08/02
Fulford-Wierzbicki turns in an astutely assured performance as the Lolita-wannabe, and director Christine Jeffs brings a poetic sensuality to the understated tensions.
05/07/02
Though in some ways similar to Catherine Breillat's Fat Girl, Rain is the far superior film.
05/07/02
A beguiling and hyper-sensitive anatomy of a hurting family who, lacking openness and trust, fail to communicate.
05/04/02
Jeffs has created a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness.
05/03/02
Top CriticIt has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing.
05/02/02
Top CriticA master work in miniature, an unsentimental yet not unsympathetic portrait of a family falling apart in slow motion.
04/29/02
Top CriticThis New Zealand coming-of-age movie isn't really about anything. When it's this rich and luscious, who cares?
04/26/02
Top Critic[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.
04/26/02
Top CriticSome 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.
04/26/02
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.
04/26/02
Top CriticJeff's debut feature is a small masterpiece of atmosphere.
04/25/02
The dialogue is cumbersome, the simpering soundtrack and editing more so.
04/23/02
Two generations within one family test boundaries in this intelligent and restrained coming-of-age drama.
04/16/02
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