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Imaginez un film d'action classique dans lequel les méchants et les héros ne se poursuivent pas en voiture, mais en jet-ski et bateaux à moteur. Hard Rain n'est pas un film catastrophe, et si on voulait le jouer, cela lui nuirait. Hard Rain est un film d'action qui insère le motif du héros combattant les voleurs de bijoux dans un environnement catastrophique de inondations. Et il le fait si habilement qu'à l'issue de quatre-vingt-dix minutes, il n'y a pas de place pour le repos ou l'ennui. Un solide film de genre hollywoodien. (19/05/2002)

Exactly what POMO said. Hard Rain is not a disaster film, it’s 90 minutes of relentless action where no one can catch their breath; the actors, so they’ll avoid drowning, and the viewers, so they won’t miss any of the chases, shootouts or spectacular jumps with speedboats. It’s not the smartest movie, but that’s the last thing you’ll mind. (03/06/2012)

The action and the disastrous flood are equal partners in this not very well-known, but qualitatively decent action film full of water, small town hooligans, and scooter chases. The change compared to the usual tracks is not only in the setting and emphasis on natural elements, from which the director extracted the maximum, but the main character is quite unconventional, too. Christian Slater is no bruiser, he's an unremarkable and non-confrontational police officer who happens to have come into contact with much sharper and more brash thugs. And despite not being a great actor, his unique type of “invisible” charisma works surprisingly well. A wet and dirty thoroughbred action film in a very interesting water setting. (07/05/2005)