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It may not exactly be a disaster movie, but this terminally silly thriller is certainly disastrous, and would be pointless without the novelty of its setting in a flooding Midwestern town during a torrential rainfall. Physically impressive but idiotic in every other respect, the movie pits an armoured truck courier (Christian Slater) against a smart leader of thieves (Morgan Freeman) and a corruptible town sheriff (Randy Quaid) who are vying for possession of $3 million in cash. A waterlogged game of cat and mouse, the plot is so contrived that even the most impressive action sequences--such as a jet-ski chase through flooded high-school corridors--are robbed of their already tenuous credibility. Before long you'll be yawning as incompetent accomplices are systematically dispatched by their own stupidity, in the kind of movie where the use of power boats inevitably leads to at least one death by outboard motor. What's impressive here is the physical production itself--the effect of flooding was created by building a huge replica of downtown Huntington, Indiana, in a huge, watertight aircraft hangar in Palmdale, California! --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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A heavy rainstorm and severe flooding cause the sheriff and residents of a local town to evacuate and abandon it. However, an armoured vehicle carrying $3 million gets caught in the storm, making it a sitting duck for a gang of bandits, led by Jim (Morgan Freeman), who attempts to steal the cash. To prevent the bandits from getting their hands on the money, the van's driver, Tom (Christian Slater), runs off with it, but escape is not going to be easy with the water rising to life-threatening levels.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Hard Rain is a cross between a disaster and a thriller movie and whilst being a million miles away from being a classic, it does have enough integrity to entertain for its duration and all in all in not a bad old romp at all.
Christian Slater plays Tom, a security guard on a mundane cash run to collect the money from local banks. On the way back to headquarters he and his partner get caught in the flooded town of Huntingburg. Then a little too conveniently Morgan Freeman and his band of crooks appear and hijack the security van. Slater escapes with the money and hides it in a crypt in the local cemetery. Meanwhile local Sheriff, Randy Quaid is dealing with both the evacuation of the town and church renovator Minnie Driver who has brought the unconscious Slater into the jail. Slater had burst into the church earlier whilst escaping from Freeman and his gang and Minnie promptly whacked him with a crucifix mistaking him for a thief.
And so begins a tale of motorboats and floating coffins, baddies and goodies who seem to change sides at the drop of the hat, and more pistols and rifles (that all seem to work perfectly well even after being submerged in water) than you can shake a stick at.
All good fun, and even though the characters are pretty one-dimensional, the thrills and spills do carry you along to the end.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By sean paul mccann
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Format:DVD
hard rain is a fast paced,high octane action flick starring christian slater and morgan freeman who represent the good and bad side of the movie,if you aint seen it then i wont say who is who,but needless to say this is a big movie that features a town under siege from robbers who want to rob a bank while torrential rain causes a vast flood that is destroying everything in its path.
pretty exciting stuff if truth be known
pretty exciting stuff if truth be known
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a great action thriller with a very original story. Gang of crooks tries to steal 3 million dollars from a security van in a flooded town.
This film manages to have a gripping story with almost non stop action & breathtaking stunts. & its expertly edited & brilliantly shot almost totally at night. On top of that the pounding music score just adds to the experience.
I have seen this film about 10 times now, & every viewing is exciting to watch. & a jet ski chase through a SCHOOL ? How about that for originality ?
To add interest to the plot, the local police also have their own evil designs on the loot !! This is a fantastic rollercoaster ride.
This film manages to have a gripping story with almost non stop action & breathtaking stunts. & its expertly edited & brilliantly shot almost totally at night. On top of that the pounding music score just adds to the experience.
I have seen this film about 10 times now, & every viewing is exciting to watch. & a jet ski chase through a SCHOOL ? How about that for originality ?
To add interest to the plot, the local police also have their own evil designs on the loot !! This is a fantastic rollercoaster ride.
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lets get wet
wow morgan and christian are brill plus all the rest a really good film a really good story a exciting gem
Published 2 months ago by crewestew
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hard Rain
A good film and a tense storyline all the way through. A few twists and turns that make the film all the more thrilling.
Published 6 months ago by jo ferns
4.0 out of 5 stars
great
brilliant fill great story action packed with all that rain could of been filmed in the uk great price worth buying
Published 17 months ago by shidoshi
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent action/ drama fun film
hard rain is excellent.
great story. wonderful characters. very well made film. very easy to watch
a good clean film
worth buying and worth renting
great story. wonderful characters. very well made film. very easy to watch
a good clean film
worth buying and worth renting
Published 19 months ago by Bobby Klump
4.0 out of 5 stars
a thrilling roller coaster of a film
Christian Slater (Tom) is driving a cash filled security van in quickly flooding Huntingberg, which is being evacuated. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Red Rose
3.0 out of 5 stars
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MAIN FEATURE:
VIDEO: 1080p High Definition Widescreen 2.35:1
AUDIO:
DTS-HD Master Audio: English 5.1
DTS-HD: Castilian Spanish 5.1, Russian 5. Read more
VIDEO: 1080p High Definition Widescreen 2.35:1
AUDIO:
DTS-HD Master Audio: English 5.1
DTS-HD: Castilian Spanish 5.1, Russian 5. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2011 by Itas
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hasn't stopped raining for days
Shot as 'The Flood' in 1996, re-shot as 'Hard Rain' in 1997, and released into cinemas with virtually no publicity in 1998 it's a shame that this film sank with out a trace (pun... Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2010 by Inspector Gadget
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable
I like the story and the flood theme. I think the story is simple, but i think it works for this type of film. I like most of the shootouts. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2010 by LoBo
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hard Rain
A great yarn with many a twist and turn and a lively pace from start to finish. Well cast with Christian Slater, Minnie Driver and Morgan Freeman giving strong performances in the... Read more
Published on 29 May 2010 by Barrington Blythe
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hard Rain
Really really good. Worth watching. Although I think it will look much better on blu ray which not available at the moment but still, this movie is really good.
Published on 25 Nov 2009 by Fallon
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