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Black Rain review

Posted : 6 months, 2 weeks ago on 9 January 2008 12:35 (A review of Black Rain)

This film is essentially one big crushing disappointment from a director who is capable of so much more. The classic loose cannon cop (played by the gipsy-like Michael Douglas) and his cleaner cut partner have to escort a dangerous yakuza prisoner back to Japan. Upon arrival they immediately hand him over to fake cops and then spend the rest of the film trying to atone for their mistake.

Pretty undeserving of the 'noir' tag that got me interested in this film in the first place, it just felt like an average cop thriller with forgettable locations, scenes, characters and dialogue that was so contrived that it was almost embarassing to watch at times. Could've been the greatest cop film ever made! It certainly hasn't ages well either.

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