My review was written in October 1991 after watching the film on Live video cassette.
An early Bridget Fonda assignment pops up in this unexciting direct-to-video release, a drama too glum and hop;eless to arouse much interest.
Based on an obscure play by Shem Bitterman, who also scripted, "Out of the Rain" was filmed on locations in upstate New York but remains uncinematic. Michae O'Keefe gives an uncharacteristically flat performance as a man who returns home in time for his brother's funeral.
Naturally he tries to find out what happened but is faced with a corrupt, closed society. After endless fumbling around, he discovers his brother was a drug dealer, his dad is being forced to take orders from thelocal mob kingpin and the evil sheriff (John E. O'Keefe) has niece Fonda trapped in an incestuous relationship.
Weak production values, poor storytelling by director Gary Winnick and a monotonous score add to pic's enervating mood. Bitterman fails to create any sympathy for the main characters, most of whom are killed off in a null finale. Complete absence of any redeeming uplift at the fadeout is a drag.
Fonda, looking young and waif-like here (feature's production date is unknown), is stuck with a gimmicky role, and supporting cast is nondescript.
An early Bridget Fonda assignment pops up in this unexciting direct-to-video release, a drama too glum and hop;eless to arouse much interest.
Based on an obscure play by Shem Bitterman, who also scripted, "Out of the Rain" was filmed on locations in upstate New York but remains uncinematic. Michae O'Keefe gives an uncharacteristically flat performance as a man who returns home in time for his brother's funeral.
Naturally he tries to find out what happened but is faced with a corrupt, closed society. After endless fumbling around, he discovers his brother was a drug dealer, his dad is being forced to take orders from thelocal mob kingpin and the evil sheriff (John E. O'Keefe) has niece Fonda trapped in an incestuous relationship.
Weak production values, poor storytelling by director Gary Winnick and a monotonous score add to pic's enervating mood. Bitterman fails to create any sympathy for the main characters, most of whom are killed off in a null finale. Complete absence of any redeeming uplift at the fadeout is a drag.
Fonda, looking young and waif-like here (feature's production date is unknown), is stuck with a gimmicky role, and supporting cast is nondescript.