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Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 4/25

4/25: Who'll Stop the Rain is disappointing.

Sometimes, I think the song by Creedence Clearwater Revival was an excuse to make the film. Nick Nolte is the reason why I went for it, but he isn't the problem. All of the three points in my rating are for him. Otherwise, it's a solid '1' picture. Voted as the Sexiest Man Alive in 1992? Nick Nolte was way better-looking here.

Initially, I thought the story would be about war because of the misleading DVD cover, but it's a mule trying to get away from three men who wants his two keys of uncut heroin. This takes two hours, ending predictably. Cutting down the running time to half would've been more effective. By the way, who's the fourth guy going after Ray and Marge? He just came out of nowhere.

Everybody is dumb. In fact, the title of the film ought to be changed to Who'll Stop the Stupidity. Ray is a know-nothing gung ho moron who should've walked away from the deal in the first place. Tuesday Weld plays a useless character. Ray should've dumped her somewhere safe. I guess Nick Nolte needed somebody to talk to. It's clear that Michael Moriarty is nothing more than a TV actor. He plays the same type of character constantly.

All in all, just think of Who'll Stop the Rain as a stepping stone for Nick Nolte who'll have the biggest breakthrough of his career in the next film: North Dallas Forty.

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