THE RIFT DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

THE RIFT DREAMS OF PINK FLOYD

Film Review by FIORE

Two astronauts, exploring the moon, discover a rift in the time space continuum.  One is sucked into the vortex.  Thirty-five years later, he appears on Earth and brings with him, the death of death.  This is the underlining theme behind an intriguing new science-fiction tale, THE RIFT:  DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.  This film shows some of the less than stellar production values of Independent films, but it does offer an interesting story, with an open-ended conclusion, similar to John Carpenter’s works.

THE RIFT: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON is a combination Serbian and South Korean production, helmed by Director Dejan Zecevic.  It was not released to theatres, but rather to VOD and premium streaming services.  It is now available for home video on DVD and Blu-Ray, and streaming services.  It is worth a look for its unique approach to the manipulation of the time space continuum and Armageddon.

THE RIFT: THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON is penned by Barry Keating and Milan Konjevic.  Director of Photography Dimitrije Jokovic uses subdued lighting to set an aura, and floor angle framing for the beginning of action sequences.  Editor Alexsandre Popovic keeps the film to an ideal length of ninety minutes, though his quick cut montage toward the conclusion is a bit uneven.  It’s apparent the producers wanted to have Pink Floyd’s DARK SIDE OF THE MOON as a soundtrack, but couldn’t secure the right.  Nikola Jeremic does his best to score the film with Floydian undertones.

The acting is as eclectic as the production team.  Ken Foree, Katarina Cas and Dragan Micanovic comprise the multicultural task force seeking the cause of the Rift.  Monte Markam plays the astronaut from the original moon trip and Denis Muric is Lazar, a retarded boy, who looks like Peewee Herman, complete with bike, who is the first person to experience the effects of the Rift.

I am deeply impressed when a find a gem among the swamp of Indie films.  THE RIFT: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON provides a new twist to some old sci-fi standards.  It is refreshing, and a much better way to exemplify diversity than creating lecturing documentaries.  The production values are not up to Hollywood standards, but this story is strong enough to make it quite interesting to watch.