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Baby, the Rain Must Fall (1965)
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Baby, the Rain Must Fall is an oddity because it was made in 1965 and Steve McQueen was already an international
star after the release of The Great Escape and had to be handed this crummy project?
Luckily, he was able to shrug it off and begin his ascent to immortality when he signed up for The Sand Pebbles,
Papillon, Junior Bonner, and Bullitt, among others. The biggest problem with
Baby, the Rain Must Fall is nothing happens. There isn't an explanation, either. Steve McQueen doesn't do
much because he's given little to work with. He has no special moments. In other words, it's a very ordinary Steve McQueen
performance.
Lee Remick stares for hours as she effortlessly maintains her frigidity. How that woman got work in Hollywood
is beyond me. She's impossible to have chemistry with, and Steve McQueen certainly felt it. I can imagine him, out of
frustration, bashing Lee Remick's head against the wall.
All in all, Steve McQueen didn't make many films during his career, and each time he did one that wasn't worthwhile,
his talent was wasted.