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      April Showers

      R Released Apr 24, 2009 1h 44m Drama List
      Reviews 60% 500+ Ratings Audience Score A survivor (Kelly Blatz) of a high-school shooting tries to come to terms with the horrors he witnessed, along with the loss of his best friend. Read More Read Less

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      Brian Tallerico Movie Retriever A moving, well-made piece of work with daring and genuine performances from a talented young cast. Apr 28, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member A very interesting, personal look into a confined tragedy. With little screen time of the actual shooting, this focuses on the after math and psychological damage of the survivors. Personally, the acting in April Showers is far superior to Elephant, which feels raw and dark. It is an underground, low budget movie, but a good watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm not sure how 'true' this is, and the whole bible bashing part was a bit much - I mean saying that if young people grew up believing in a God/Religion they wouldn't have done what they did, are you serious? Religion is the cause of wars and deaths for centuries. and still is. There wasn't much to do with the killers (well nothing about them at all). This movie was your lunch time movie you would watch on your days off work or if you are sick in bed. Not sure how true this story is, or how true these characters are. Like many other true stories, things are left out, things are added in and dramatised and romanticised. So the true story, turns into a small percentage of the truth. I thought the film ELEPHANT was the best film made about the Columbine High School massacre. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member While It Has It Obvious Flaws And Somewhat Mediocre Acting For What It Was It Was A Good Film From Someone Who Survived That Horror In Columbine This Wouldn't Of Been An Easy Film To Make But Andrew Robinson Did A Good Job And Is Well Worth The Watch Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member "April Showers" is a chilling recreation of the Columbine High School shooting. Andrew Robinson, a senior at Columbine during the shootings, writes and directs this film to create a once-in-a-lifetime perspective of these events from the inside. I appreciate that the names and some of the details were changed out of respect for those who were killed during this tragedy. DISCLAIMER: This film is really difficult to watch, particularly if you are a teacher, student, or parent with a child in school (so basically everybody). They are tasteful in not directly showing people being killed, but the panic is enough to send chills down your spine. The film reenacts the shooting several times from the perspectives of students in different areas of the school. Following the tragedy, each student copes with their experience in a different way. The main emotion the the students struggle with is guilt, questioning why their life was spared, feeling responsible for the death of another, or never telling someone that they loved them. Every scene is important, from the shootings to the tearful funeral. The most chilling part of the film occurs at the very end as the names of every innocent person killed in a school shooting scrolls by on the screen, from the University of Texas in 1966 to Dillard High School in 2008. This film is dedicated in loving memory to all of those who we lost, and to those who survived. I think that tears are inevitable at the end of "April Showers. This film isn't designed for entertainment; it is a tribute to those who lost their lives and a necessary empathetic device to help us avoid another tragedy like this happening again. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Best movie I have seen in years! I cried the whole way threw. Very realistic. Very moving. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member A very underrated film Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A survivor (Kelly Blatz) of a high-school shooting tries to come to terms with the horrors he witnessed, along with the loss of his best friend.
      Director
      Andrew Robinson
      Producer
      Jerry Del Colliano, Joel Eisenberg, Tim Owens
      Screenwriter
      Andrew Robinson
      Production Co
      April Showers
      Rating
      R (Disturbing Violent Content)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 24, 2009, Limited
      Runtime
      1h 44m