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In the crime drama RAIN FALL a contract killer must compromise his code of conduct to protect the woman he loves. John Rain (Kippei Shiina) is a master of subtlety able to make his murders look like death by natural causes. He's very selective about who he chooses to go after only targeting key figures and never women. Things get complicated when he falls for the beautiful daughter of his most recent victim putting her life in danger as the CIA closes in. But is Rain willing to risk everything for love?
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
John Rain (Kippei Shiina) is half Japanese and was raised in New York City. After leaving the US army and being trained in special ops, he becomes an assassin for hire. However just like Robin Hood, he only takes out bad guys. I think you can see where this is going.
As luck would have it he's hired to swiftly dispatch three corrupt Japanese politicians in Tokyo. He does this efficiently but ends up protecting one of the politician's daughters, a beautiful pianist.
The plot takes a few turns here and there, but essentially our hero and Miss Beautiful are chased around Tokyo by gangsters, the police (including an excellent Akira Emoto as Tatsu) and a deranged CIA boss played by a terribly hammy Gary Oldman.
It is stylishly shot and the fight scenes are fast and furious, but the whole enterprise lacks soul and the story has been told a thousand times before. The soppy romance between our knight in shining armour and his damsel in distress is terribly schmaltzy.
I had to persuade myself to see it through to the end, not because it was entirely hopeless, but it was all too predictable.
As luck would have it he's hired to swiftly dispatch three corrupt Japanese politicians in Tokyo. He does this efficiently but ends up protecting one of the politician's daughters, a beautiful pianist.
The plot takes a few turns here and there, but essentially our hero and Miss Beautiful are chased around Tokyo by gangsters, the police (including an excellent Akira Emoto as Tatsu) and a deranged CIA boss played by a terribly hammy Gary Oldman.
It is stylishly shot and the fight scenes are fast and furious, but the whole enterprise lacks soul and the story has been told a thousand times before. The soppy romance between our knight in shining armour and his damsel in distress is terribly schmaltzy.
I had to persuade myself to see it through to the end, not because it was entirely hopeless, but it was all too predictable.
Format:DVD
I decided to watch this as I'd read the book (Rain Fall (John Rain Thrillers))... I should have left it at that! the book is a 5 star but the film just doesn't compare. Watchable, if you haven't read the book you may really enjoy it, although the 'watching from the control room whilst chasing the super spy' Bourne rip off scene may make you cringe a little.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Another typically overated film, which could have slowed cown scene wise in order to enjoy the plot etc, instead it's full steam ahead, flash from scene to scene , in-between subtitles, another annoyance, and the end - sadly I swithched off so it was the end !!
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