Rising flood waters imperil the residents of a Midwestern town, but to a gang of thieves, the disaster is an opportunity--to waltz off with the contents of a bank vault abandoned by the evacuated townspeople. Something they didn't count on is armed truck driver Christian Slater, called upon to carry the money out of the vault .. Read more
| Starring | Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver |
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| Director | Mikael Salomon |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Rising flood waters imperil the residents of a Midwestern town, but to a gang of thieves, the disaster is an opportunity--to waltz off with the contents of a bank vault abandoned by the evacuated townspeople. Something they didn't count on is armed truck driver Christian Slater, called upon to carry the money out of the vault and to higher ground. Thus begins a battle of wills set against the raging flood tides, complicated further by a corrupt sheriff's designs on the loot. Nifty flood effects and high-octane action sequences keep things moving at a rapid pace.
| Starring | Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver, Edward Asner, Ray Baker, Jay Patterson, Mark Rolston, Betty White, Wayne Duvall, Ricky Harris, Richard Dysart, Dann Florek, Lisa Fuhrman, Michael A. Goorjian, Mi |
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| Director | Mikael Salomon |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Dutch, Spanish |
| Released | DVD: 24 Dec 2001 Production year: 1998 |
| Format | DVD |
Christian Slater and Minnie Driver battle the elements in this slim, waterlogged but fast-paced adventure that throws the bad guys together with the forces of nature after a massive flood envelops a small town on the same night that a daring robbery takes place. Utterly preposterous in places (why can movie characters hold their breath underwater for about 20 minutes and we mere humans can't?), this nonetheless zips along merrily and offers the bonus of some impressively tongue-in-cheek performances from Morgan Freeman and Randy Quaid.
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If you are looking for a movie that has some action and is moderately entertaining without requiring much cerebral activity, this is right up your street. For the rest of us watch Identity.
'Hard Rain' does have an excellent cast and some impressive set designs and effects. But it is so horribly written and cliché ridden it's distressing to see such a cast and budget wasted! The plot is very weak and the twists and turns are no more than a slight veering that you can spot a mile off. One of the final scenes where the state police turn up seconds after all the action pretty much sums it up. Definitely missed the boat, this one.
This is a fast moving watchable film, the plot is not entirely predictable, and the film I would say was an enjoyable experience. Don't expect anything moving life changing or significant though.
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