"Tears in the Rain" is an 11-minute live action short film from 2017, a Soth African production in fact directed and co-written by Christopher Grant Harvey and I see some potential in him here, even if this is probably just a fan film closely connected to Blade Runner, a film that has been making headlines again recently thanks to the Oscar-winning sequel (Roger Deakins yes!). But back to this one here now. It is basically a dialogue from start to finish with one guy telling another he is a replicant, which is really a life-changing information, but as I am not really a big fan of the science fiction genre, maybe I liked this one because the actual science fiction component was minimal. Both actors did a really fine job in my opinion and I am curious to see more from them in the future just like more from CGH as well. I had my eyes glued to the screen here basically from start to finish. Also don't be fooled by the poster you see here on imdb, it feels like it has nothing to do with the film, both style- and story-wise too. So overall, a positive recommendation from me. Go watch this one, it is also a good choice to check out if you okan on seeing Blade Runner 1 or Blade Runner 2 at some point in the near future. Thumbs up for this short, I liked it.
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Cristi_Marin1020 September 2017
I found this short by accident while searching for documentaries about the original Blade Runner movie. At first I didn't believed this would be something worth seeing, but I was bored so I let it play. The first minute catches me off guard, the visuals, the music, the cinematography, they all strike a cord. It reminded me so much of the original, something no fan made movie has ever done. So, I continued to watch it, and then, piece by piece I start to get mesmerized by it the same way I got when I saw the original Blade Runner movie. Once it ended, I replayed it over and over and over again until this became my favorite short movie ever made, just like how Blade Runner is my all time favorite.
This short is non-cannon to the Blade Runner universe, but for me... it is. That's how good it was. Check it out, you won't regret it.
This short is non-cannon to the Blade Runner universe, but for me... it is. That's how good it was. Check it out, you won't regret it.
If you liked Blade Runner, you'll almost certainly like this short film
willdye-630705 February 2017
With a $1,500 budget and very little experience, director Christopher Grant Harvey produced an 11-minute scene that is easily on par with many of the scenes found in big-budget blockbusters. It helps a great deal that the actors were professionals -- the performance by Russel Savadier as the janitor is particularly critical to the success of the final result. Even so, this indie short is a testament to what can be done with little more than a great story idea and modern filmmaking equipment. If you liked Blade Runner, it's a safe bet that you'll like Tears in the Rain.
If any producers are reading this review, I'd like to add that if a film comes out with "Christopher Grant Harvey" in the credits, I plan to watch it unless something is horribly wrong otherwise. I don't have any connection to the film or the filmmaker, it's just that I enjoyed seeing something in the Blade Runner universe so much that I want to see what the director comes up with next -- even if it's not related to science fiction.
If any producers are reading this review, I'd like to add that if a film comes out with "Christopher Grant Harvey" in the credits, I plan to watch it unless something is horribly wrong otherwise. I don't have any connection to the film or the filmmaker, it's just that I enjoyed seeing something in the Blade Runner universe so much that I want to see what the director comes up with next -- even if it's not related to science fiction.
Nice try
ersbel11 February 2017
The visuals are better than the original. Which is hard to come a surprise as the technique has improved so much. And there is no attempt to make a new universe. Which is good. But also adds nothing new.
The acting is decent. And I found that impressive.
The script is terrible. But I guess I would find Dick novels boring now. Back than they were terrific. In school you get the usual flat nationalistic propaganda. And cheap paperbacks were simply fresh air. Who are we? Why are we? A new dimension. Going from one to two dimensions was mind blowing. That still meant that a pencil going through the drawing paper still meant a mystical disc shaped hole growing. From the three dimensional universe, Dick is flat.
Still, this is not about Dick's novel, but about the new script. It is pointless. The viewer has to imagine all alone the anxiety of a Dick World in order to feel something about this story.
It is the script that breaks the movie.
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The acting is decent. And I found that impressive.
The script is terrible. But I guess I would find Dick novels boring now. Back than they were terrific. In school you get the usual flat nationalistic propaganda. And cheap paperbacks were simply fresh air. Who are we? Why are we? A new dimension. Going from one to two dimensions was mind blowing. That still meant that a pencil going through the drawing paper still meant a mystical disc shaped hole growing. From the three dimensional universe, Dick is flat.
Still, this is not about Dick's novel, but about the new script. It is pointless. The viewer has to imagine all alone the anxiety of a Dick World in order to feel something about this story.
It is the script that breaks the movie.
Contact me with Questions, Comments or Suggestions ryitfork @ bitmail.ch
a kick
Kirpianuscus4 February 2021
I admit , I do not know Blade Runner. So, I saw this short film as a fair portrait of the border line between apparence and reality, about certitudes and self truth . A replicant hunter. A man with a small perrot. And a great end. Seductive, precise, well crafted. A beautiful film , first forthe status of kick to reflection.
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