Rise (2014)

Lack of good storyline.

Fresh and Exciting

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

I watched this movie with high hopes and anticipation - based solely on reviews garnered here at IMDb.But these folks reviewing (esp from Melb) have a far LOWER tolerance for what I rate as a great movie. The TRUTH is - this low budget, poorly cast and cheesy scripted attempt is nothing more than BELOW AVERAGE at best.Apart from Martin Sacks - who carries this movie on his own - and puts together a total believable performance - there is NOTHING really to like (for me anyway).One of my pet hates in movies, is when the UNDERLYING story has absolutely nothing to do with the actual movie. Just like in this case, masquerading as an evangelical convert to GOD movie. So maybe I can't be 100% impartial here - will you forgive me ?If the scriptwriters focused more on the dialog and character building aspects of a PRISON MOVIE.......and had actually cast BELIEVABLE characters, then maybe this movie could have been more enjoyable (for me).So in the end, I found this more than disappointing on so many levels. Cast, acting, dialog and character development.I was insulted about the religious message - cause if I wanted that in a movie, I would have watched Jesus of Nazareth instead.Is this the WORST MOVIE EVER ? No it is not. It's just very very average and typical of Australian low budget trash that is not uncommon here in Australia.will you forgive me also ? Cause I forgive the film makers, after all - IT IS the Christian thing to do.PS - look out for Marty Rhone - some Aussies will remember his 1970's countdown performances like "Mean Pair of Jeans" - I guarantee you won't recognise him in Rise.

Badly written and poor acting accentuated by terrible continuity and not so subtle religious undertones. This movie looked like it was done by a talentless group of first year cinematography students on a very restrictive budget. The plot was completely unbelievable which was surprising considering it was suppose to be based on a true story. The characters expressions didn't seem to match the words that where coming out of there mouths or the situations most of the time. I couldn't stomach more than half of this dribble and had to walk out of the theater fast before my anger at having spent money to watch this amateurish attempt at film making got the better of me and I demand a refund from the pimpled face kid behind the ticket desk. Save your hard earned money and time. Steer clear. You have been warned.

I went into this movie pretty much as I do with all the movies I view, and that is knowing nothing about them, I do this so as not to have any preconceived ideas of what to expect, I find this the best method for viewing as I am not at all influenced by other peoples opinions.Initially I didn't think I would last the entire movie, the actors were not of a high caliber, with the exception of Martin Sacks, and to be honest I didn't recognize him at first, but I immediately wanted to watch the entire movie once his presence was made, it took me a little while before I realized who he was, it was he, or rather his character that I was interested in and not that of the movies focus, he truly is a great actor that has somehow managed to go unnoticed by the big wigs.Anyway on with the movie, as mentioned, all the actors with the exception of Sacks are well and truly out of their league in a feature film and in my opinion would be more suited to soaps.The direction seems hurried and definitely does not make a convincing case when it come to character building, there are affinities built on seemingly very little to nothing, rushing this vital part of any movie is wrong, but even this cannot detract you from the character Jimmy Cove (Sacks).The poor acting is not restricted to the main character (Nathan Wilson) but pretty much every single actor in this movie. To make matters worse the court scenes are just dreadful, not a lick like real life, very hashed and uninvolved, and that pretty much sums it up for this movie, hashed and uninvolved, but I must mention that I did watch the movie until the end credits, I wanted to see if Jimmy and Will got to meet up outside of the prison walls...I wont mention if they did or not, but regardless of how the movie was put together, there is a feeling of friendship and sincerity between these two characters.In summary, I felt this could have been a great movie, had it had a decent director and decent actors I feel it could have made a far more compelling movie.Martin Sacks carried this movie and if not for him, it would in no way be worth viewing.Great work Martin.5/10 and four of those stars go to Martin.

This movie had me interested the whole way through. Loved the lead, Nathan Wilson, and the main supporting actor, Martin Sacks. Nathan playing the role of an innocent, but convicted rapist serving his time and Martin a hard core life-long criminal, form an incredibly close relationship.If you don't want any mention of God in your movies, skip this one. It's not the underlying theme of the movie, but it does play a role in the personalities of some of the characters.All the girls will love Nathan. But it's Martin I'd like to see more of in the future. Great character actor, I could see him in a variety of roles.Rise keeps a steady pace throughout. Based on a true story, this drama is definitely worth a look.