Can You Stand the Rain

Incredible film, amazing cast, and a story well told. Its a big movie made by hand, with an ensemble cast of incredible actors. Writer and Director Eden Marryshow weaves a poignant story that is laugh out loud funny but also deeply moving. Following his previous feature, Bruce!!!!, Can't Stand The Rain expands in scope and complexity. For the film nerds: its like a Robert Altman film by way of Charles Burnett with a heavy dose of Lawrence Kasdan. This is what going to the movies used to feel like: Funny but emotional, touching yet truthful--a story about real people and real life. Highly recommended.

Top notch storytelling. Beautiful cinematography. Amazing soundtrack. Incredible cast. Every bit of the production was resonated with me. I felt the characters in my spirit. We are never too old to hear the truth from true long lasting friends. And, if they are truly long lasting friends, the truth will bring you closer together and remind you why you are still in each others orbit. Lovely lovely film.

True indie films have heart, depth, solid acting, tell a unique story, and first and foremost make you think. CYSTR has all that. The balance between drama and comedy at first makes you raise an eyebrow, but then (for those who grew up with the '80s and '90s classic comedies) you fall right into the flow and humor of it without missing a beat. Deserves to go up with the other classic films about a group of friends who get together around a moment in their lives and old tensions bubble forth, people get their butt kicked, and they come out on the other side changed. It is not a throwaway film but one that forces you to think about like (and death) and the relationships you have. That's what a good movie does.

Can You Stand the Rain is a tender, emotionally layered drama that follows a group of old friends reuniting after the death of the one person who held them together. As grief draws them back to each other, they're forced to confront buried dreams, simmering tensions, and long-forgotten regrets-ultimately discovering deeper truths about themselves and where their futures might lead.

The film shines in its honesty, capturing the raw, often uncomfortable beauty of friendship, aging, and personal reckoning. With powerful performances and soulful direction, it creates space for silence, vulnerability, and revelation.

This isn't just a story about loss-it's a story about rediscovery. Can You Stand the Rain asks not just whether we can weather life's storms, but whether we're brave enough to grow through them.

Every now and then, a film sneaks up on you-quiet, unassuming, and then suddenly you're fully in it. Can You Stand the Rain is one of those films. It's honest, intimate, and deeply human. But what really stayed with me? Adesola Osakalumi's performance-a total standout.

From the moment he steps on screen, Osakalumi brings a calm intensity that draws you in. He doesn't do too much-and that's the magic. There's so much going on behind his eyes, you feel every beat, every unspoken word.

If you're into indie films with depth and feeling, Can You Stand the Rain deserves your time. And trust me, Adesola Osakalumi is the one to watch. He delivers the kind of performance that lingers-quiet, powerful, unforgettable.