Miracle in the Rain
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Movie Reviews of Miracle in the Rain
Movie Review: Pull Out The Kleenex, Honey
Summary: 5 Stars
I just love the weepers. You know, the stuff that Bette Davis and Joan Crawford seemed to have a patent on in the early to mid-40's. I am continually telling my like-minded friends that Hollywood stopped making 3+ hanky movies after 1949. (Not a completely true statement on my part, but def. a heart felt one as I really like the oldies the best).
Well, I somewhat reluctantly settled back with this dvd and a bowl of popcorn on a snowy day in Chicago and the flood gates just opened up. I yanked the box of Kleenex out and cried through at least half the movie. As wonderful as Jane Wyman was in Johnny Belinda, I really think this is as good or possibly even better a movie because of her sensitive performance. Wyman just seems to have this innate ability to act with her expressive face. She doesn't need a lot of dialogue or hysteria. Wow, what a scene stealer! As for the other players, Van Johnson delivers his usual stellar performance as the nice, 'gee whiz' sort of young man that he seemingly had the corner on in all the old MGM movies he was in and Eileen Heckert is great as Wyman's friend. Still this is a Wyman movie, no doubt about it.
As for the quality of the print, it was very good. My only question was why did this movie languish in an underground vault (apparently unviewed for so many years)? I have to assume that the powers-that-be knew they were sitting on a gold mine that was just waiting for the advent of home video.
Anyway, make sure you have a full box of Kleenex before you sit down to watch this one so you won't have to stop it midway into the movie.
Movie Review: A Story We'd Like to Believe...
Summary: 5 Stars
Miracle in the Rain is the story of a typical girl from New York. Ruth (Jane Wyman) works in an office and lives with her mother. Her father ran away when she was younger, and her mother desperately hopes for his return. As a result, she warns Ruth away from men, but they prove to be unavoidable. A solider on leave, Art Hugenon, stumbles upon her in the rain one day. He tags along to her home for dinner and spends the next few days taking her to the park, out to dinner, and anywhere else she wants to go. He is called to battle sooner than he had hoped, but leaves an engagement ring with Ruth and a promise of his love for her.
This is not your typical wartime romance; it is much more realistic than a film like The Clock with Judy Garland. However, it retains the classic movie touch that makes it a million times more emotional and memorable than any movie made today. The two stars are wonderful in their parts. Wyman says so much without uttering a word, and Johnson's boyish charms leave no one guessing as to how Ruth could fall so quickly.
There are some wonderful extra features included here like a short about how film is processed and another that visits the set of this movie and interviews its stars. They are sparse, but worthwhile.
Movie Review: A miracle for everyone
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this DVD because I like Jane Wyman very much and I was so impressed of "Miracle in the Rain" as I first saw it! This movie really broke my heart for a while and I cried very much but it is so wonderfully made. All the performances are great, the story is great (I especially like the ending) and I love the main song of the movie called "I'll always believe in you". The scene when Jane and Van sit at the piano and sing is really nice.
I own this movie since about 3 weeks now and I watched it at least 10 times since then- I also showed it to many of my friends and to my family and we all fell in love with "Miracle in the Rain".
If you want to have a nice, calm movie about NYC and two souls who found each other there and fell in love, go and buy this movie. You won't be disappointed.
And as a little acommodation to the movie, my favourite quote of it: "I love you as if I'd always known you. I'll be back as if I'd never left you" - Van Johnson as Art Hugenon.
Movie Review: Lost and found
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this movie years ago when my local tv stations were still running ''Dialing for Dollars'' and ''Million Dollar Movie'' in the afternoon. It was a staple then and I made a note to myself to watch
every time it was on. But then cable came along and it just disappeared. TURNER never showed it and I wasn't having any luck finding a VHS copy. Had decided just to keep it in fond memory until today when I saw that Van Johnson had passed on. Was reading his filmography and saw ''Miracle in the Rain'' now available on DVD. Yaay!! Like many others here, I think it's one of the best movies ever made themed on WWII and I can't add anything to their descriptions except to say that I'm very happy to have found it again and will now finally order it.
Movie Review: What it means to believe
Summary: 5 Stars
I had never heard of this movie before, but as I love World War II dramas and the film's main stars, Jane Wyman and Van Johnson, I decided to watch it. This is a truly beautiful film in every sense of the word. It is so nice to watch films of this calibre that celebrate true and pure love and the belief in the power of miracles. At a time when we have so few examples of these things in today's cinema, and in much of the media at large, it's comforting to curl up with a nice mug of hot cocoa and a box of soft tissues and enjoy a film that brings a good feeling in your heart. We need more of these powerful films that spend more time honoring love and faith, and less time praising violence and hollow versions of romance.