The Rift

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Fergus F It's not breaking any new territory but the acting is decent enough, Duncan Joiner plays the part of Elijah well and for fans of scifi its a nice way to spend a family friendly 48 minutes. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/01/23 Full Review johnathon w Truly horrible science fiction film in every way. Horribly acted with a premise that makes no sense and doesn't even pay off. Yes, it's currently streaming on Netflix but avoid at all costs. Just a waste of time. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The Rift is a 2012 science-fiction short film that has the nostalgic look and feel of a sci-fi / horror movie to it. The movie takes place on an ordinary night at a diner when things suddenly become anything but ordinary. The main character Dean and his buddy Roland, along with Dean's Mother are working a night shift in his Mother's diner and it's a pretty slow night. When dark rifts start suddenly appearing in the sky out of thin air, that's when things really start taking off. These rifts seem to be gateways or wormholes to another dimension. A dimension with creepy killer aliens. Let me start by saying that I quite enjoyed watching The Rift, and really liked the campy a bit campy in some places, like the hillbilly that comes into the diner and explains what he saw. I found the pacing to be very well done for a short film, coming in at just under 30 minutes. I really had the feeling that The Twilight Zone had something to do with influencing and inspiring The Rift, but that could've just been the setting, The Rift takes place almost entirely inside a roadside diner, or the subject matter having to do with aliens invading Earth. I have a feeling that The Rift has ambitions of being adapted to a feature length film, because there seems to be some questions that are left unexplained, like why did the man in the suit want the data, but you just can't fit all the answers neatly into the confines of a short format film. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member ran out of money or concept, felt like a trailer. Great start but then the movie/clip was over. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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