The Rift 2012

In 1982 a Russian physicist discovered something extraordinary was behind the strange radar anomalies he was recording. Something dark which will eventually alter the path of mankind. Before he could tell anyone he mysteriously vanished. Many years later budding physics student Dean Hollister and his discredited physics teacher have become obsessed with the same mystery. What had been a rare phenomenon is suddenly happening all over the world. The day it happens is a regular night shift for Dean at his mothers diner. Black rifts appear in the sky. Behind those rifts something is moving. Its watching us.

Review

I am judging this based on almost 24 minutes compared to 24 minutes of any other science fiction film. Well I was tempted to give in 8 stars but a short film cannot stand a few minutes of sub par acting as it might be excused in a longer film as long as it was made up for. The lead actor in this movie had some very good moments at the end but earlier in the film his timing is off and his expressions don't quite communicate enough for a lead. Supporting cast was all fine. The look of the film is great and so is the pace. I think that sometimes there is a real need for some background noise or a soundtrack of some sort if not music to help the scenes flow better (let's face it the script can't compete with Sex Lies and Videotape which has no background music). Nevertheless I found myself more entertained in 24 minutes that I am for that period of time in most films of the science fictionhorror genre. The special effects were good and mostly believable. Above all I found myself hoping this team gets a shot at making a feature length 3d film. I would definitely go see it (I typically like to see anything that has many low light scenes on the big screen). The movie inspired me to write my one and only review!