billmarsano An effective alternative to water-boarding, this piece of cinematic rubbish goes like this (I clicked for spoilers but why?--what's rotten is already spoilt. Anyway: young woman still 'finding her way in life' is fired when her boyfriend, who truly raises the bar for other would-be jackasses, makes a scene at the joint where she tends bar. Right away, a good example of the desperation that sours this film: she's fired for the botfriend's stupidity.) No place to live, no money, yada yada, she's DESPERATE! Also desperate is the cold, unfeeling, Leona Helmsley-type mother of a 12-year-old boy: her nanny has quit just as Mom is leaving to visit the boy's maximally absent stepfather, who (of course) cares for/about the boy even less than mom does. Wouldn't you know it? Despite having no nanny, the young woman is hired bang-like-that. Turns out--guess what?--the kid is a child genius: mathematics, music (performing AND composing), chess, who knows what-all else. And with his huge allowance, which is the sole consideration he gets from his parents, he always get his own way. Example: mom insists he be driven to school, but he wants to walk, so he bribes the driver; also, bluffs his way out of the (despised) summer camp Mom has laid on by conning the head counselor. That sort of thing. He's a 12-year-old Ferris Bueller but even more repugnantly smug. Well, at first hapless nanny and the kid don't get along; she's shocked by his behavior. But then they begin to sort of get along. Then they buddy up. THEN--and NO ONE saw this coming--they form A BOND. And finally, what with his folks in China and no one else to say them nay, they proceed to (spoiler alter!) BREAK ALL THE RULES. Another Hollywood surprise-shocvk-stunner is that, it turns out, the kid ends up nannying HER. Adding insult to injury is the score, which is revoltingly clicheed, and may cause stomach upset. By the way: see those rave quotes from US Weekly and TV Guide? Now you know you can never trust them again.

bflattrp I stumbled onto this movie in the middle of a sleepless morning. I think it was the music that hooked me into watching the whole thing, simple, haunting, as important as the visual but on it's own merits. Instead, as in some movies, where music is used to create emotions that may or not be available on the screen, this music stood on it's own and was more an equal part of the movie rather than an accompaniment. Never wrote a review before and really don't want to critique this little gem of a love story. What really got me, being a professional trumpet player, was the story of her cornet playing, especially her saying it was and Olds. Someone really did their homework on this as Olds has been out of business for quite a while now, and in their day made superior innovative brass instruments. And then the long distance duet at the end which is what we all play for the loves we have lost or who are absent.

cnycitylady Like Sunday, Like Rain is a simple film. It takes friendship in its purest if not oddest form to show you that human connection and understanding is a gift that is given to anyone.Leighton Meester and Julian Shatkin have a romantic chemistry that is hard to come by. Their characters are so in sync and in touch with each other that you believe that they are soul mates. The world threw the pair together for a summer, seemingly at random, but perhaps fate played a part in their meeting, because their lives are forever changed by their brief yet unforgettable friendship. Like Sunday, Like Rain is a subtle and intimate story, both telling and teaching. A masterful and beautifully refined piece of art. 8/10

Jonathan Larson This movie Beautifully and eloquently put together Eleanor and Reggie, it shows a deeper meaning to life, one that surpasses age, and show the potential intellectual capabilities of the human race, the way the writer wrote the script in combination with the classical music, is truly a masterpiece, the way the music makes you love the film even more. This film can relate to any person on a deeper emotional level, it shows the worst and the best of the human race, and in the end of the movie when Reggie is playing his cello, and Eleanor is playing her cornet, the music is so brilliantly composed, this movie will teach you things about yourself you didn't know.I Highly recommend this movie for anyone, keep in mind there is a lot of cursing in the movie. but as long as that isn't a problem for you, it'll be a amazing movie!