Rain Fall details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, LOVEFiLM Instant |
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| Starring: | Takumi Bando, Kyoko Hasegawa, Misa Shimizu, Kippei Shiina, Akira Emoto, Dirk Hunter, Gary Oldman |
| Director: | Max Mannix |
| Genres: | Action/Adventure - General, Thriller |
| Studio: | KOCH MEDIA |
| Collections: | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Cast, Top HD Movies |
| Title | Runtime | Certificate | |
|---|---|---|---|
Rain Fall |
1hr 46 mins | 15 |
LOVEFiLM Instant Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 46 minutes |
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| Rental release: | To be confirmed |
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slick and enjoyable
By misterhappy (6 reviews) from London , 05 Apr 2010[Highly rated reviewer]
I was worried about this after its universal slating on MDB's discussion boards, but it actually turned out pretty well.
True, it is a poor adaptation of the book, keeping only the basic set-up and the name and background of the 'hero', but as a stand-alone thriller it works very well.
I hadn't heard of the director before but he does a good job and shows an interestingly off-beat visual style. Kippei Shiina makes an appealing, charismatic hero even if the screenplay leaves out most of his back-story.
Gary Oldman is a bit shouty and OTT but what's new there?
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(16)Bourne it is not !
By a customer , 27 Nov 2012Gary Oldman must have needed the money.
Romance angle gets in the way, with the last 20 mins or so (long smouldering shots with little happening or being said) being particularly annoying.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Cool, Slick killer
By a customer , 23 Nov 2012John Rain is a cool killer. It is cool slick and fast. It even has romance side to it. Which i found a little cheesie but sweet that the killer has a nice side. The film plays with who you identify with. I enjoyed it and would recommend.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Awful
By a customer from Chichester, England , 26 Jun 2012This film was awful. Most of the speech was in Japanese with subtitles, the rest very poor English. The plot/story line was odd to say the least. A total waste of time. My advice would be don't bother.- Was this review helpful to you?
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It's waaaay better than the scores suggest
By wja96 (1 review) , 07 Jun 2012What's not to like? Yes, it's 90% subtitled, but the actors are mainly Japanese and it takes place in Japan.
If you like the books, you'll like this too.
I'm not sure what Gary Oldman is doing, but he's done better work. The rest of the cast do their stuff. I read one review saying that Oldman was the only one showing any emotion. Japanese people aren't huge on gushing their feelings out, so it works if you know what you're looking at.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A postcard from Japan
By Novisiblemarx (37 reviews) from London , 26 Mar 2012An often beautifully shot film with Gary Oldman hilariously over the top as the CIA boss and Akira Emoto also a great comic turn as a bemused and laconic Japanese detective. The storyline is complete pants tho' and Shiina and Shimizu aren't convincing, at times seeming to have wandered in from a much slower and also not very convincing Japanese melodrama. Avoid if you are looking for an action movie but well worth your time and a couple of beers for the visual images, Oldman and Emoto.- Was this review helpful to you?
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