BLACK RAIN is not as well known as it probably should be - When you think of Ridley Scott flicks you think of ALIEN, BLADE RUNNER, THELMA & LOUISE and GLADIATOR - very rarely do people think of this well made and stylishly filmed flick which happens to be as good as those aforementioned films.
MICHAEL DOUGLAS & ANDY GARCIA play two NYC cops who get involved with a gang war raging between members of the Yakuza when they arrest and transport a Killer (Yusaku Matsuda - who was gravely ill during production and died only weeks after the film's release) to Japan, who gets help to disappear as soon as he gets to the Country.
BLACK RAIN is surprisingly violent, and although the plot is pretty unremarkable - The Japanese location and good performances as well as Scott's Direction and Jan De Bont's dark Photography lift this above most generic 80's flicks.
Released by PARAMOUNT PICTURES, Budget - $30M Worldwide total - $134M
***1/2 out of *****
MICHAEL DOUGLAS & ANDY GARCIA play two NYC cops who get involved with a gang war raging between members of the Yakuza when they arrest and transport a Killer (Yusaku Matsuda - who was gravely ill during production and died only weeks after the film's release) to Japan, who gets help to disappear as soon as he gets to the Country.
BLACK RAIN is surprisingly violent, and although the plot is pretty unremarkable - The Japanese location and good performances as well as Scott's Direction and Jan De Bont's dark Photography lift this above most generic 80's flicks.
Released by PARAMOUNT PICTURES, Budget - $30M Worldwide total - $134M
***1/2 out of *****