When It Rains in LA

If you don't like it, it's because you are too accustomed to digital effects.nIt's not polished, it's not aiming for beauty shots or breathtaking panoramas; instead, it's about the lived-in world of the characters, each of whom feels more like a real person than a film archetype. It's Real, because it didn't feel cinematic until the end. It felt like it was being watching as a third person. It doesn't feel like your typical polished Hollywood drama. This film is gritty, personal, and at times, uncomfortable.

It puts you in the everyday, mundane reality of life in LA when the rain doesn't fall often enough to wash away the grime, but just enough to highlight the cracks in the city's fakeness.

From the opening scenes, the film feels less like you're watching a story unfold and more like you're living it-up close like from your phone and that is actually a scene in there. It is raw, and unfiltered. The camera work is intentionally unrefined, almost voyeuristic. It's not polished, it's not aiming for beauty shots or breathtaking panoramas; instead, it's about the lived-in world of the characters, each of whom feels more like a real person than a film archetype.

The lack of cinematic glamor might throw some viewers off, but that's exactly what sets this story apart. The dialogue isn't crisp and witty; it's awkward, messy, and punctuated with silences that speak volumes. The performances aren't showy, but they're deeply affecting. You don't just watch the characters' struggles-you feel them, up close, like you're right there with them, caught in the same downpour of uncertainty and disillusionment.

This is a film about LA, but not the LA that we usually see on screen. It's the LA of the in-between moments-when the sun's down, the traffic's slow, and people are left to confront the choices they've made in life. The rain, sparse and unexpected, becomes a metaphor for all the things we ignore in the dry spells of our lives. It's not about redemption or escape; it's about survival and finding some kind of meaning in the mess.

There's a sense of quiet desperation that runs through the story, a realism that many films shy away from. It doesn't try to uplift or offer easy resolutions, and in that way, it feels more authentic than most dramas that claim to depict real life. It's a hard watch at times, but that's what makes it memorable.

In a world where so many films feel designed to entertain, "When It Rains in LA" feels designed to make you think-about the things we ignore, the lives we overlook, and the moments we miss when we're too busy looking for something bigger. It's not a movie you simply watch; it's a story you experience.

I'm not a critic but I am a movie buff.

Pros : It has a real story. It was not 2 hours long. At the end it made me think. Cons : It could be move things faster. I would like to know more about the characters.

Among all the garbage I watched this year, this When it Rains in LA was definitely not bad. Not sure about the budget, but it was better than nosferatu, cause I don't need to watch special effects unless I am playing video games. It had a story that actually made sense enough to keep me looking back at it. If Timothy Chalamet was in it, it could be a 9/10. But I give the new young actors credit, so even though I would like to give a 6, I will make it a 7, cause maybe one of them will be in some big series soon. Who knows? I see the potential, but definitely could have been done more interesting. Overall though it had me 50% into it, I wanted to know...

There's absolutely no way that these positive reviews are genuine, some ai bulk review thing. It's badly made, full of continuity errors, poorly written and feels more like a college project than anything else. The acting in some points is pretty laughable with characters that have just met getting waay too personal too quickly. The soundtrack makes the movie feel more like a music video for the directors friends group than a movie. The rain scenes are really weird and it has no consistency, using the same rain filter infront of the camera for all of the shots even through transitions.

Give it a miss I beg you.

Better than 75% of movies I saw last year. LA rain, Euro girl and weird LA people, that's a decent mix that I like to see. I felt like I was watching the worst of my last 4 roommates. I mean it's entertaining but gritty. I literally wanted to see them taken out, so that was rewarding. I don't think it deserves a 1 it's def above a 5. I'm not a critic but it's still better music than Challengers. Okay okay it's indie movie but it's got sort of a weird thing it does to my head afterwards, it's like the scenes are reposting in my mind that's why I came to write a review but you have to like suspense in a film I guess, I would like to see some variations to it.

Watching When It Rains in LA feels less like a cinematic experience and more like stumbling onto a college film project that somehow made it to streaming. From the first scene, it's clear: this is not a professional production. The acting is wooden at best, with line deliveries so flat and forced you'd think the cast met the script five minutes before cameras rolled. Emotional moments fall completely flat, often provoking confusion or second-hand embarrassment rather than empathy.

The cinematography doesn't help. Scenes are lit like a YouTube vlog, with shaky camera work and awkward framing that constantly pulls you out of the story-what little of it exists. There's no visual style, no cohesion, and no sense that anyone behind the camera had a plan beyond just hitting "record."