Fear of Rain 2021
- Director: Castille Landon
- Based on the novel: no
- Cast: Madison Iseman, Katherine Heigl, Harry Connick Jr, Israel Broussard, Eugenie Bonderant, Julia Vasi, Enuka Okuma
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Katharine Heigl – Roswell
- Why? Of possible interest.
- Seen: 1 February 2023
Rain (Iseman) suffers from a kind of
schizophrenia with severe hallucinations. Her parents Michelle (Heigl) and John
(Connick) are in despair but try desperately to help and support her so that
she doesn’t need to be institutionalised.
At school her friends have turned against
her, afraid that her craziness is catching, or only because they are cruel. A
new boy Caleb (Broussard) befriends her and is the only one who believes her
when she says that her neighbour, who happens to be their weird English teacher
(Bonderant), is holding a child captive in the attic. Everyone else says she’s
hallucinating. But is she hallucinating Caleb too?
Some viewers object to the offensively unrealistic view of mental illness but I don’t know. From close personal experience of hallucinations in the family, I know they can take any and all forms and can be very scary. I find the film riveting and the acting convincing. Yes, there are some glitches and faulty editing but I like it.
3 ½ * of 5
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