Black Rain

And then about half way through, the story and characters took a turn for the worse. I can't remember which scene did it but there was a point where I audibly groaned because I knew it would be downhill from there.

'Black Rain', also known as 'Dark Skies' centers around a group of Cali misfits ( yes, another piece of junk venued in the fictitious town of Timberton, California) who find mystery and intrigue while camping out in the wilderness, trying desperately to get away from it all. They run into Jack Weston, a renowned Stanford University scientist who now lives remotely while conducting his own scientific research and experiments. He initially resents the intrusion of these city folks, but is mellowed by the charm of an attractive woman, one of the 'intruders'.and warms up to the group. In fact, love eventually blossoms between Weston and one of the male campers with whom he has much in common. . All of this is taking place against the backdrop of an impending environmental calamity that everyone eventually will have to escape. The heroes emerge .

I'm not going any further, not that there's much to give away. The good guys and bad ones are obvious from the beginning. Don't waste your time here. You'll never get it back.

Couldn't find this movie in IDMB under the title of Dark Skies but that is what is called on the DVD I have...

I found the characters in this movie interesting and mostly believable - there were some scenes that were very cringe-worthy but I thought that was mostly the directors fault rather than the actors - this occurred on several occasions where say two people were having a conversation and someone else was approaching well within their peripheral vision but neither notices...this was annoying as the acting was pretty good for a low budget movie.

Yes the science is not sound by any means, but if you take the scenario for what it is - a disaster in a localised area with a different plot to most disaster films I've seen, then it's quite an enjoyable film.

I found the movie flowed well and was well shot and as mentioned the acting was better than some a grade movies.

If you are going to attempt to put out a science thriller, you should at least have some semblance of knowledge about science! The entire story of this movie, a toxic rainstorm... the premise is so flawed, and explained so badly that I kept hoping the main character (a supposed chemistry genius) to suddenly turn to the camera and say... "wait a minute", this just isn't possible!", then POOF, he wakes up from the bad dream and we start with the real plot.

I think that if you are going to put this type of movie out, either your writer or director should have at least passed grade 9 science...

I appreciate movies and shows where the science fiction is at least plausible... but to set it in modern day, with modern technology to expect me to buy that sulfuric acid could rain from the sky... well that is ridiculous.

I liked the topic in times, in which natural pollution is a great issue. It is a way more realistic than the events in other disaster movies. The acting is really good, not over the top, but natural with a good chemistry between the actors.