ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

jbog1038 This has to be a joke! I feel sorry for anyone having to pay full price for a movie trailer. This movie was pretty good - acting was mediocre to say the least. Story unfolds as a Russian physicist discovers something extraordinary that 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 is mysteriously vanished. Many years later a young 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 for Dean working a night shift at his mother's diner. Black rifts appear in the sky. Behind those rifts, something is moving. It's watching us. Very creepy climax. jbog Movie (clip) runs no more than 25 min. Save your money and watch it online. The Director must have run out of money to extend this story. It could have been a big "hit".

ruth beckey wow,this little movie....my main thing I want to say..i wish it could have kept going... I understand the budget reasons...but that movie was a winner. you don't get many fantasy horror movies much anymore..and they are my favourite....few and far between...because I think audiences demand reality and answers to every question about the plot...about why6 this and that happened ...but with fantasy horror or sci-fi..it relies on imagination.....it needs to be able to grab the audience into the world the makers wanted you to see....I don't think it was like Stephen kings the mist....but the film is much shorter than the mist also...it had so much potential to me..... still its also a good short film......more monster movies please!!!!!!!!!!

Alex Vojacek Oh man, why so short !This movie is incredible. Believe me, you can forgive some of the performances, you can forgive little nuances and then you can enjoy an incredible well directed end of the world.The rift tells a story about a young guy helping a "scientist" scan anomalies in the satellite system.The first few minutes are very well spend introducing the characters, no more than it is needed and then the catastrophe.The scenery is very good, the special effects are incredible considering the budget and the way the movie is handled is incredible for such a short movie.Only 25 minutes of your life you WILL remember, yes we all had seen this before but, somehow this is worth watching it.Although the movie ends in the mother of all cliffhangers you will appreciate what it's been done here, wish more movies were built like this.No 1 hour 30 minutes of cheesy dialog, just 25 minutes of focused end of the world, yeah baby!Go see it, you wont regret it although you will want Rift 2.

toddatthemovies I have been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to screen The Rift. This is a Short Film debut release from the newly formed Vantis Pictures. The Director is Robert Kouba and his most ambitious project to date. The score I gave this film is a refection of the parts and it's "weight class". It's not fair to judge a debut micro budget short as if it was a major studio release. There is a lot to be excited about in general from Vantis Pictures and Robert Kouba. First thing that struck me was the quality of the equipment used. The camera work was excellent and lighting too. These are little things new directors often do poorly on. The casting of Eileen Grubba was great, she was a stand out. The CGI and editing were also really strong points. Robert Kouba may be young, but he has a firm grasp of movie making mechanics. I expect big things from him in the future...along with big budgets comes big responsibility.Now let's focus a little sharper on the issues I had with The Rift. You would think with the great equipment and skill level on the mechanics it would be a slam dunk winner. Unfortunately this is more of a calling card than a movie. More attention was put into the craftsmanship than the actual story. Outside of Grubba, the cast was sub par. For having such a small script (18-20 pages?) it wasn't very tight. Normally with new Directors the one thing in their control is the story and script and they lack the tools or skill. This is backwards. There was nothing new. The characters were stereotypes and the dialogue was hard to listen too. Even the really well done special effects were familiar, from 10 different movies. In summary I think Robert Kouba is capable of making some really great films in his future, but I hope he puts as much effort in having something to say in his next movie as he does making it look good.~Todd at the movies