Three Days of Rain

Name: Three Days of Rain
Director: Michael Meredith
Released: 2002

Synopsis

Six Anton Chekhov short stories set in modern day Cleveland during a three day rain storm.

75
Chicago Tribune
A "Chekhovian" movie that's closer to the master's mood than many, it's also a jazzy, rainy day film that makes serious and amusing points about life and people in the midst of its downpour.
70
The New York Times
A quiet, thoughtful film about isolation and separation.
70
Chicago Reader
This is familiar but atmospheric, with good performances by Peter Falk, Blythe Danner, Joey Bilow, Michael Santoro, Merle Kennedy, and former football pro Don Meredith.
63
New York Post
A well-written and -acted drama that's also unrelentingly grim.
63
Chicago Sun-Times
Three Days of Rain is only a sketch compared to the power of Rodrigo Garcia's "Nine Lives," which continues to grow in my memory.
60
The Hollywood Reporter
Meredith has woven together a half-dozen portraits of contemporary lives-on-the-edge in this quietly searing drama.
60
The A.V. Club
Beautifully lit, with some inventive but unobtrusive framing, and the moody jazz score unifies the multiple storylines without overwhelming them. Yet while the movie never goes slack, it never really transcends its good intentions either.
50
New York Daily News
The acting and stories are uneven, but Erick Avari, as a man who wakes up to his humanitarian obligations, provides the movie's affecting center, and Peter Falk gives a harrowing performance as a hopeless drunk trying to manipulate his grown son.