Canada: Friday, February 12, 2021
Lionsgate
for mature thematic content, violence/terror, disturbing images and some strong language.
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For teenager Rain Burroughs, a diagnosis with schizophrenia means that every day is a struggle as she tries to figure out which of the disturbing images, harrowing voices, and traumatic feelings she experiences are real and which are all in her mind. But when Rain insists against her parents' advice that the shadows and cries from her neighbor's attic are hiding a dark secret, she enlists help from Caleb, the charmingly awkward new boy at school - who himself may not be real. Written and directed by Castille Landon (After We Fell, After Ever Happy), Fear of Rain is a terrifying thriller that takes you inside Rain's mind as she confronts the frightening hallucinations of her imagination to determine whether there is real horror hiding right next door.
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Gregory M. - Rated it 4 out of 5
"Fear Of Rain" For teenager Rain Burroughs (Madison Iseman), a diagnosis with 'Schizophrenia' means that every day is a struggle as she tries to figure out which of the disturbing images, harrowing voices, and traumatic feelings she experiences are real and which are all in her mind. But when Rain insists against her parents John (Harry Cornick Jr.) and Michelle (Katherine Heigl) advice that the shadows and cries from her neighbor’s attic are hiding a dark secret, she enlists help from Caleb (Israel Broussard), the charmingly awkward new boy at school; who himself may not be real. "Fear Of Rain" is a psychological horror-thriller with a central character whose own experiences, senses, and emotions cannot be trusted. Rain’s 'Schizophrenia' presents in ways that cause her to experience disturbing hallucinations and hear frightening voices. Every day is a struggle to determine what’s real, and what's the result of her illness. Rain is an empathetic.and layered character. She has a fractured mind, but she's a whole person. There are so many facets to Rain that make her an exciting challenge to bring to life;this character is definitely one where not everything is revealed right away. She's almost entirely influenced by first-person accounts of people living with schizophrenia. Unreliable narrators are often used for characters with ill intent, but this is a story about a tragic but empowered and likable, lovable, unreliable narrator, who knows and fears her own lack of reliability in interpreting her surroundings. It’s sad to not know what's real; it’s horrifying to know that you don’t know what's real. Where many people feel fear, dread or anxiety in their chest, Rain sees those emotions as a tactile, physical being. Rain is constantly asking herself to help her determine reality from hallucination; is this possible? Could it exist here? Is anyone else reacting? The audience will explore and witness firsthand how Rain needs to navigate the complex feelings in her head when Rain’s neighbor, Dani McConnell (Eugenie Bondurant), is introduced. Dani is a seemingly harmless, quiet teacher, but Rain begins to wonder if she’s hiding a dark secret. When Rain sees shadows in the attic window, she suspects that the lonely woman is hiding a kidnapped child. But Rain isn’t sure if she can trust herself. She starts to wonder aloud if she’s gaslighting herself, Perhaps the only person Rain can trust is Caleb, a new boy at school who seems to be the one person who doesn’t judge her for her diagnosis. Empathetic, gentle, and kind, Caleb could be just what Rain needs. He’s into quantum mechanics, he’s fascinated by magic; he feels that he’s different from others, and sees the same in Rain. But Rain has a lot of experience not being able to trust that someone as open-minded as Caleb truly exists. The title "Fear Of Rain" encompassed the journeys of all of the characters who are affected by this young person’s severe illness. There's the fear Rain has of herself, knowing she cannot always trust what she sees and hears, and the fear of Rain’s well-being, experienced by her father, her mother and Caleb. There are schoolmates who literally and unnecessarily have a fear of Rain, expressing that fear and uncertainty with inappropriate ostracizing of Rain, rather than with the curiosity and understanding with which Caleb approaches her. The characters are on an emotional journey together. Everything they do is seen through Rain’s eyes, so some of the things they do we don’t quite understand until late in the film. "Fear Of Rain" is a terrifying thriller that takes you inside Rain’s mind as she confronts the frightening hallucinations of her imagination to determine whether there's real horror hiding right next door. 'Schizophrenia' is so poorly understood by the general public. Stereotypes, outright misconceptions, and inaccurate portrayals in movies and TV shows have led away from a true understanding of the disorder. The film shatters those stereotypes of persons with serious mental illness as ‘dangerous villains’ and people unworthy of love. On a larger scale, it challenges audiences to question their way of looking at the world; we don’t all see things in the same ways, as each of our minds function differently. written by Gregory Mann
