Black Rain (DVD)

This fast paced action thriller has all the building blocks of a beauty and with a cast like Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia nothing lesser would do. If you’re looking for a movie with some real relentless action and a very well constructed story line than look no further.

Michael plays the role of a rogue who is absolutely stone cold. He is sort of like Axyl Foley in the sense he’d do anything to get the job done and to get results, but naturally this movie is much so serious so expect the same. Michael’s carrier needs a real breakthrough and for his way of working he doesn’t have much credit to show. Michaels pretty much pissed of with the whole damn things and confides in Andy about it all over lunch at a local restaurant. Suddenly a member of the Yakuza desirous to create his own faction kills a colleague of the Yakuza Boss after his goons surround the restaurant with automatic weapons. After this former yakuza loyal kills the Boss’s henchman he and his goons make a run for it, Michael and Garcia Chase them foiling the crime and taking the troublemaker into custody, this troublemaker, named Sato takes it personally. The decision is out and Sato is to be delivered to the Japanese authorities, his escorts, Michael and Andy.

They set of in a flight to Japan, Japan’s presence is felt as soon as they can view the towering industrial factories that expel lines of Black Smoke. During the flight Sato looks straight at Michael and Michael replies by head butting his lip, busting it. Sato takes this personally too. Once in Japan, Sato is to be delivered to the authorities at the planes entrance and go back via the same flight. They deliver the Sato but 5 minutes after the authorities arise, lol, what I meant to say is that Sato was delivered to the wrong people. Michael is furious and leaves the plane with Andy arriving and a local Japanese Police Station. Japanese police chief clearly lays it down by saying Sato was their responsibility and Michael and Andy were to stay clear of him, naturally he doesn’t know Michael does he? Michael is appointed a guide in Masahiro (Ken Takakura).

Can this trio make a difference? Michael’s job is on the line and failure in this jib wouldn’t do Andy any good as well, or this going to blow up in their face, BADLY?? Remember this isn’t USA it’s the Yakuza’s playground and Sato is the bully!!