Black Rain

Paramount Pictures | Release Date: September 22, 1989

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Ratings

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DawdlingPoetFeb 13, 2022

This is a pretty typical US rebellious, out of control cop chases Asian killer to his home turf and swears to get even malarky. There is a lor of action and some good visual effects and the like and if your especially squeamish then you won'tThis is a pretty typical US rebellious, out of control cop chases Asian killer to his home turf and swears to get even malarky. There is a lor of action and some good visual effects and the like and if your especially squeamish then you won't like the sometimes gory violence present but there is some good dialogue and the cast do ok, so its not a bad film. It dates from the time of the Lethal Weapon films and while I wouldn't say its a clearly comedic film, there are some mildly amusing elements perhaps. Michael Douglas as a cocky cop, whatever next... as long as you don't expect too much of this, its probably worth a watch, yes.… Expand

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geewahJan 29, 2021

A solid enough cross-cultural crime/thriller.
Scott's style is evident, problem is the story let's him down a bit.

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MadDadSep 16, 2019

Ridley Scott classic. Fast paced crime story combining Eastern and Western cultures in a good manner I liked the plot. Watch it it is worth it....

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Compi24Aug 13, 2018

Hidden within the dark and forgotten corners of the late 80's lies a movie within the filmography of Ridley Scott that I think many people have come to forget. And, though it did make a decent amount of money back when it originally came out,Hidden within the dark and forgotten corners of the late 80's lies a movie within the filmography of Ridley Scott that I think many people have come to forget. And, though it did make a decent amount of money back when it originally came out, I think it can be said fairly confidently that whatever impact "Black Rain" impressed upon us back in the day has now faded and left. That doesn't mean, however, that an exhumation isn't worth the old college try, so to speak, and after watching this pulpy, gritty, and dark army crawl through the filth that is the Osakan underbelly, I can say that my efforts were rewarded -- at least partially. "Black Rain" often doesn't make any attempts at masquerading as some kind of complex, higher thematic study on "what it means to be a cop," or even "what it means to be an outsider in a strange land." But what it does do is latch on to some very simple ideas -- friendship, honor, justice -- and run with them. And though, because of this, some of the film's less action-packed scenes do suffer from a palpable lack of depth, it doesn't erase some of the more universally entertaining aspects at hand here. Scott and cinematographer Jan De Bont, for one, make the steamy, neon-lit streets of Osaka look brilliant and almost Blade Runner-esque at times. The synth heavy score from composer Hans Zimmer is terrifically nostalgic and fun. And the set piece design all throughout is engaging, with the use of setting within said set pieces also representing a high mark of creativity on the parts of the powers-that-be. Again, I can see why this particular project sort of "came and went." It's very simple. It's very breezy. It's very flashy. Almost like a plain chocolate bar. It's inoffensive, exactly what you're expecting, lacking in any kind of surprise or complexity. But, hey. It is chocolate.… Expand

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BroyaxJan 23, 2020

Sur un postulat déjà bien peu crédible en soi, Ridley Scott construit son polar bancal vaille que vaille, contre vents et marées, quitte à ce qu'il s'effondre de tout son long bien avant le dénouement que l'on attend, de façon plus ou moinsSur un postulat déjà bien peu crédible en soi, Ridley Scott construit son polar bancal vaille que vaille, contre vents et marées, quitte à ce qu'il s'effondre de tout son long bien avant le dénouement que l'on attend, de façon plus ou moins prévisible, à la fois très ennuyé et souvent irrité par tant de maladresses et de clichés...

Il faut dire qu à ces maladresses dans le scénario, à ces clichés tout pourris resservis régulièrement à tort et à travers (moi Américain, toi... Japonais ! moi vulgaire et con, toi coincé et con...stipé !) se joignent des personnages qui ne sont que de pauvres caricatures de tous les côtés, gentils, méchants et tutti quanti... A dire vrai, on est constamment gêné de voir le film se rouler ainsi dans ces clichés fatigués jusqu'au ridicule le plus absolu.

Mais avec un aplomb, un sérieux, un premier degré qui fait frémir... Douglas est donc insupportable de beauferie et de bêtise, son collègue Garcia est carrément débile et le Japonais se demande ce qu'il fait là tout en pensant au cachet conséquent qu'il va se goinfrer. Mais en se disant en même temps qu'il l'aura pas volé parce qu'ils sont vraiment très cons ces Amerloques... à se donner encore le beau rôle, y compris et surtout à l'étranger.

Le pire est atteint (un peu comme le point Godwin en somme mais en version sushi) lorsque ça parle de la "black rain" (nous tarés de Japonais fanatisés, vous salauds d'Américains et vos deux saloperies de bombes atomiques...) où on touche du doigt un ridicule épais comme une couche de béton frais (mais nous amis, malgré nos différences, même si toi par exemple, toujours gros con d'Amerloque qui vient nous apprendre notre métier de flics !).

Bon, j'avoue que ce n'est pas la première fois que je le vois mais c'est assurément la fois de trop et qu'à peu près la moitié du film, je me suis mis en position latérale de sécurité. Je ne veux pas revoir cette stupidité, ni de près ni de loin : c'est repoussant de bêtise à la totale insu de son et de leur plein gré.… Expand

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