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Summary: Definitely a Buy!
Review: I would look at this movie any time. It kinda made me feel cold, the movie was sooo....interesting and it looked very real. Great special effects and great acting by Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater. This one would definitely be a buy. Anyway, a man has just broken away witha lot of cash and Christian Slaters' character is determined to catch them red handed. With no help from who-could-be the robber, played by Morgan Freeman, is there hope? Maybe, maybe not. Definitely excellent and very suspensful.
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Summary: Don't let them fool you
Review: I'm writing this short review just because I saw some pepole trashed this movie which might discourge you to rent/buy it.This movie is great , it is not hyped and doesn't have the big names "stars" but the action is very good , the cinematics is stunning buteifull and the plot and use of the flood motive to create an intersting enviorment for the story to take place is good enough. There are no ground breaking ideas or special effects here but what there is is done very well and I've enojyed this movie alot although I missed about 15 mintues from the start .
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Summary: exciting and full of thrill.
Review: If you like action and wet season, this is movie is for you cause it contain excitement and it's always wet so prepared to have a shower when you watch this movie
Rating: 
Summary: Eh.
Review: In a word: adequate. "Hard Rain" is one of those movies that after seeing, you can't exactly recall what it was about. The script wasn't anything too impressive, and the premise itself was, well, eh. (I mean, how many times can a dam overflow, anyway?) There was just too much water. Speaking of water, kudos to cameraman number three for those great underwater shots, but other than that, we're not talking great cinematography. And I would just like to say to whoever cast this movie - you saved it. Christian Slater's performance was one of the only redeeming qualities of the picture. I also have something else to say to whoever cast the film - Minnie Driver, eh. Essentially, "Hard Rain" had the potential to be a much better movie. As it is, it deserves two stars at the most. (And if you can count, you'll not that I gave it three. Why? Christian.)
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Summary: Not a film to watch during the daytime
Review: It was constantly suggested that I watch this film during the daytime. Not a chance. It's just not one of those films! It's filmed in one night (the daytime scenes were cut out), and a lot of the time, you can barely see the characters, due to the darkness of the picture. Normally, I would find that extremely annoying, but for this film, it actually works. So I was very happy when this was put in the DVD player, and it was dark! (And I discovered I can take a reasonable picture on my digital camera in the darkness without someone realising until the flash goes!) Written by the same guy who wrote Speed, Graham Yost (yes, I do shock people when I come out with these interesting little facts - it's only my favourite film!), you know it's gonna be good.
I think soon enough I'm definitely going to be in a full blown Christian Slater mood, as I'm going to see him in a play of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest! (He'll be so good as McMurphy) So this'll mean endless re-runs of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves - I really should get Heathers on DVD.
Despite the fact that he's losing his hair at the same rate as Jack Nicholson, he's extremely cute, and he definitely looked a bit of alright in this - was it the uniform that did it for? Or the Bruce Willis-esque white T-shirt?! Nice! And his nice short hair too - don't get me wrong, I like him with the floppy hair he sports in Robin Hood/Heathers, but the shorter the better.
Sometimes the characters are very confusing, especially as certain characters constantly switch sides, so you never know who's a goodie, and who's a baddie. But the way Christian & Morgan Freeman's characters eventually end up coming together against an evil, corrupted sherriff (played by Randy Quaid).
With all the water, you're instantly reminded of Titanic, and some scenes are extremely similar, although it's not possible, as both films were filmed/released at different times, so just coincidence. Minnie Driver (no doubt following up Kate Winslet's comments) has said she hated filming in all the water, probably for days at a time, and who can blame her? Coming from a non-swimmer (I know it's as easy as riding a bike - oh wait...), this film was sometimes a scary prospect for me to watch, as I put myself in the characters positions, and figured I probably would have freaked out in their (albeit, sometimes unreal) positions.
Some of the comic relief (yes there is some) is provided by the nervous old man and his wife, culminating in a hilarious situation in a boat.
This is definitely a great film, to watch Christian Slater get wet & wild. And Morgan Freeman plays the same kinda character that he plays in Chain Reaction - you keep waiting for him to pull out the big fat cigar. Highly recommended. So glad I watched this. Now bring on the Christian Slater movies!
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Summary: Quite Entertaining Nonsense
Review: It's set, entirely at night, in the small Indiana town of Huntingburg which is being evacuated as a serious flood develops. But there are a few folk still around: Christian Slater and Edward Asner, the drivers of an armoured truck with $3M in the back; Morgan Freeman, the leader of a small gang of thieves with their sights set on the same 3M, Randy Quaid, a sheriff with some unappealing character traits; Minnie Driver, a churchwarden who has lingered rashly to protect her beloved stained glass windows; Richard Dysart and Betty White, an elderly couple stubbornly refusing to leave for fear of looters, thrown in for comic relief. Slater escapes from Freeman and his pals with the money which he hides in a cemetery. They pursue him on jet skis... Everyone gets very wet. Explosions. Gunfights. Hair's breadth escapes by lead characters trapped in rising floodwater. General mayhem. Credulity strained to breaking point. Significantly above average American action movie. More original than most. Quite good fun. Nothing special. But worth a look if you like this sort of thing.
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Summary: Hard Rain
Review: Morgan Freeman (later stars in "Lean on Me"), Christian Slater (Kuffs), Randy Quaid (Independence Day), and Minnie Driver star in a suspenseful adventure FLOODED with awesome scenes. When a small Indiana town is covered by an on-going flood, a cop (Slater) faces a clan of money-seeking thiefs led by a man named Jim (Freeman), and a local sherriff gone mad (Quaid). Fighting not only the force of nature but two different teams of villains, Jack (Slater) joins forces with a town civilian (Driver) and attempts to escape the flood AND the unmerciful extortionists.
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Summary: NOT BAD, BUT NOT GOOD
Review: Not as good as I thought it was going to be, but still not bad. I'm just glad I rented it instead of buying it. It was an excellent cast, it was just too bad they couldn't do more with them. The only person in the movie that did a good job of acting was Freeman. There was a lot of action, but most of it was too fake. And was it just me or was every person in the movie a little too stupid?
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Summary: Very wet movie
Review: Rain, rain and more rain. Action packed with minimum violence, unless you call nature violent.
Rating:
Summary: the best action action film
Review: slater is superb in this role and freeman plays a very intriging role. The suspense keeps you at the end of your seat. You are never to sure who did it!
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