Based on Ann M. Martin's popular children's book, Erika Burke Rossa's Tribeca premiere is as soft and as pleasant as you'd expect from any film combining a bright kid, a cute dog and Paul Rudd.
By Guy Lodge
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UTA Independent Film Group Rose, the 12-year-old protagonist of “Rain Reign,” is obsessed with homonyms — words that sound alike but differ in spelling and meaning — and the title duly refers to the name she gives to her suitably regal-looking golden retriever. There are no hidden layers of meaning, however, in Erika Burke Rossa’s straightforward, sweet-natured family film. A simple story of a young misfit making her way through a world she doesn’t understand, it imparts pleasingly mature lessons in resilience, selflessness and tolerance without much in the way of coding or disguise. Low-key and likable, this modest adaptation of Ann M. Martin’s 2014 children’s book will appeal to patient, sensitive kids and their parents, but may be a bit muted for others.
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