I Come with the Rain (2009)

Ex-Los Angeles cop turned private eye travels to Hong Kong in search of the missing son of a billionaire.

Director:

Anh Hung Tran (as Tran Anh Hung)

Writer:

Anh Hung Tran (as Tran Anh Hung)

Stars:

Josh Hartnett, Nu Yên-Khê Tran, Lee Byung-Hun

Cast

Credited cast:
Josh Hartnett	...	Kline
Nu Yên-Khê Tran	...	Lili (as Tran Nu Yên-Khê)
Lee Byung-Hun	...	Su Dongpo
Takuya Kimura	...	Shitao
Shawn Yue	...	Meng Zi
Elias Koteas	...	Hasford
Eusebio Poncela	...	Vargas
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Simón Andreu
Thea Aquino	...	Dancer
Bo Yuen Chan	...	Dai Xi
Tse-ho Chow	...	Mifu
Russ Kingston	...	Felix Sportis
Jo Kuk	...	9mm Lover
Sam Lee	...	Monk Artist
Álvaro Longoria	...	Psychiatrist

Storyline

Ex-Los Angeles cop turned private eye Kline travels to Hong Kong in search of Shitao, the missing son of a powerful pharmaceutical conglomerate boss. Enlisting Meng Zi a friend and a former colleague now working for the Hong Kong Police, Kline follows a faint trail left by the ethereal Shitao. The path leads to local gangster Su Dongpo and his beautiful, drug addicted girlfriend Lili. But Kline is distracted from his search, haunted by memories of the serial killer Hasford whose 'body of work' was the reason Kline quit the police force. Will Kline once again need to lose his mind to find his latest quarry?

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Plot Keywords:

man carries a woman | hong kong | missing son | serial killer | gangster | 

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Taglines:

A serial Killer, a ex-cop, a missing son

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Quotes

Kline: I'm not afraid of you. You don't know what I have done.

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Soundtracks

This Gentle Hearts Like Shot Bird's Fallen
Written and Performed by Thee Silver Mt Zion (as Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band)
Copyright 2001 Constellation/SOCAN

User Reviews

It tries a bit too hard to be something it's not

The main reason why I decided to see this is because it has Byung-hun Lee in it although he isn't the main character in this. I wanted to see more movies where he is in mainstream Hollywood movies. Besides him being a top actor in Korea, I enjoyed few of the movies he was in and few dramas as well. And thought the movie was at least going to be interesting because of Lee's charisma and coolness he portrays on screen. He just didn't stand out in this and his character is wasted, plus the direction of it all made it a disaster. This is far from one of the best thrillers I seen, but it's a explicit thriller with violence and nudity. It's basically a thriller with shock value, but it sort of lacks in that department to some degree as well. It isn't really a clever thriller or anything like that although it has symbolism, it just seemed a bit forced at times. It also isn't really all that psychological either, even if it tries to be. While also trying to get the female audiences attention by getting the main actors to take off their shirts constantly, which might have worked. But it takes away from the movie because it just seems like a they are at a photo-shoot or shooting a commercial. After the first hour the movie starts to really drag with nothing much happening and without the plot progressing all that much. I also disliked the girl that played Byung-hun Lee's character's lover in this, I didn't like her presence in this movie and her acting was terrible. It would have been nice if Thea Aquino got a bigger role in this although currently she is a unknown actress, but her presence in this seemed much better and it's not only because she takes her clothes off. I know it's trying to go for the artsy approach but it fails in that level, it just didn't seem all that artistic. The second half of the movie just didn't feel the same as the first half and not in a good way either. When I first saw the trailer to this I thought it was going to be at least a decent movie, but was left disappointed. It just tries too hard to be something it's not. It should have just went with the direction of the first half without the crap that is thrown in for the second half.

3.8/10

Details

Official Sites:

Ascot Elite Home Entertainment [Germany] CatchPlay [Taiwan]

Country:

France Hong Kong Ireland Spain UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 April 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

I Come with the Rain

Filming Locations:

Compostela Valley, Mindanao, Philippines

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,748,432

Company Credits

Production Co:

Central Films, Lumière International, TF1 International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1