Review of Hard Rain (1998) by Brendan L — 29 Oct 2008
From the writer of "Speed" comes this combination of action and disaster movies. Morgan Freeman leads a group of thieves out to steal $3 million from an armored car during a torrential rainstorm.
Christian Slater is the armored car guard who hides the money somewhere in the flooded out town as he tries to get help from the local sherriff, played by Randy Quaid. As the action unfolds, the town is also slowly being flooded by the rains, and an overflowing dam.
The rising flood waters make for some of the more original action sequences of recent years. Most notably, there's a chase scene that takes place in the flood halls of a school...on jet-skis. There's also plenty of escapes from flooded rooms, dangers of electrocution, shoot-outs, boat chases, all run through a game of cat and mouse, as everyone is out for the money.
Director Mikael Salomon uses the flood waters as a ticking clock, building the tension levels as the water rises. Sides are switched, alliances made, and trusts betrayed as the lure of big money brings out the best and worst in the characters.
A fast paced popcorn flick that makes the most of its surroundings, and all that water.
This review of Hard Rain (1998) was written by Brendan L on 29 Oct 2008.
Hard Rain has generally received mixed reviews.
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