Product Details

• Actors: Erick Avari, Peter Falk, Lyle Lovett, Don Meredith, Michael Santoro
• Directors: Michael Meredith
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: New Light/Radio London Films
• DVD Release Date: October 9, 2007
• Run Time: 97 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000UAE7C2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,906 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Three Days of Rain is a compelling and thought provoking feature film inspired by six short stories from the great 19th century Russian writer, Anton Chekhov. Writer and Director Michael Meredith skillfully interweaves and adapts Chekhov’s masterpieces to tell the stories of a handful or ordinary residents in Cleveland, Ohio. The challenges life throws at them become even more difficult as they grapple with a three day rainstorm.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars worth watching, April 19, 2010

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B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Three Days of Rain (DVD)

Hmmm, my impression of Three Days of Rain is significantly different (and more positive) than most people. Actually, I'm surprised only three people have reviewed this film here on amazon. It seems like the kind of movie that should have become more popular.

I really loved what the writers were going for here- take a variety of storylines involving completely different people living in Cleveland, reveal to us their own personal problems and situations, let the story unravel slowly while allowing the viewers to "expect the unexpected", and don't expect *too* much of a brilliant ending.

I personally didn't mind the ending one bit. Yes, it could have been better, but who knows, maybe that's just my expectations being set too high- maybe all along the writers wanted to deliver something relatively simple and down to earth. After all, the rest of the film was simple and down to earth, why should the ending be any different?

Yes, there was really only one dramatic moment (which another reviewer had to go and spoil, unfortunately) and that was a VERY shocking moment indeed. The pace and relative calmness the entire movie had going up to this point did NOT prepare me for that disturbing moment involving a mother and a baby.

Another storyline, such as a husband and his wife arguing over whether they should have given food to a homeless man, were pretty good moments of storytelling. It really made me question what *I* would have done in that situation for example, and how I would have felt about it had I turned the guy down and just walked away.

The storyline involving a mentally challenged man working for his railroad company was very interesting. I think people are looking into the conclusion of this particular storyline a little deeper than necessary. I'm satisfied with how it was wrapped up.

The other one involving a taxi driver was interesting because there were a couple different ways to interpret his behavior without revealing too much. The storyline involving a man who experiences a leaky roof and has an encounter with his neighbor surprised me in a BIG way by winning me over with its conclusion, making my interest in this segment go up dramatically. I was NOT expecting what happened at the end.

Overall, this is a quality film. I don't get all the hate to be honest.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Chekov meets Altman, August 21, 2007

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Tina Kuykendall "tinak5" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Three Days of Rain (DVD)

Terrific ensemble type film with four stories overlapping. Loved Peter Falk as the old drunk. A role he has waited his entire life to play. Also, the story about the girl watching her own baby is heart breaking to say the least.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars sorry, no car chases, April 4, 2011

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William J. Hogge (ft wayne, in United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Three Days of Rain (DVD)

Life is not always beautiful, and this movie is about as close to real life as people can stand to watch when they aren't personally involved. Is there perfect closure to the story lines? No, but I think they do have a certain 'the sun has risen on a brand new day' kind of feeling. Not that the new day will be perfect, but that life continues, and we are stronger for having lived through the bad times.