Rain Town

Rain Town tells the story of a Malaysian family in Taiping. Some good cinematography showing the beauty of the location. The potential elements of a good story are there - the domineering, ultra controlling father, the patient self effacing mother, feckless younger son, kind daughter, and broody doctor to be eldest son. But something is missing. The characters are a bit too clichéd to be believed. The actors are talented but the script doesn't allow them to develop the characters in any depth and the tone just doesn't ring quite true. Nevertheless, I do hope the director will persist and continue to make movies to develop the Malaysian film industry.