Lluvia de plomo

I admit, there are parts of this movie which are incredibly dumb. A lot of it owes, the incredibly poor script. But I really liked the fast paced flow of the movie. And we have a new action hero, Anthony Michael Hall. Yeah, right? Yeah too f..in' right. He rocks in the movie, that's a perfect vehicle for him, after the string of John Hughes films prior. He plays a farm boy, Daryl, in Iowa, and we see his miserable self, out there on the tractor working the farm. Some youngies speeding along in a red convertible, yell something to him, from a far, though I couldn't make out what it was, but I'm pretty sure they were dissing him. His parents have been arguing over Daryl's future, and we get a taste of their fracas's. At the advice of his Mother, he's sent out to L.A. to live with his brother. After having some wet dreams on the plane, he meets a would be actress, Dizz, sitting next to him. He makes one fatal mistake that costs him his older brother and fiancée's life, only the start of a bigger body count in the film, though we can't forget the poor sod at the start, who also made the fatal mistake of being a savior to the wrong guy, a drug trafficker, and psychopathic Kober, a great character actor of evil. Daryl had picked up the wrong duffel bag, an identical one to his-what are the chances? This bag worth killing for, contains H. Now, you're asking yourself, how did Kober not find Daryl at his brothers. He was in a segregated outhouse concealed coolly by a hedge. Now Daryl's on the run, with the H, and it isn't long before he's up to his neck in trouble. But this is the thrill ride, Hall, hijacking a bikie was great stuff, while nearly being blown away by a cop, while making a righteous phone call. He's soon reunited with Dizz, his only chance, of clearing himself, and taking pr..k Kober down. We really get to see a bit of L.A's underworld, Dizz and Daryl, putting it out there, he has what Kober's after, and soon enough they're being pursued by this psycho, where in the mean time, more bodies show up + a dead mouse, crushed by Kober's merciless hand. I though the way Kober died was stupid though, with Daryl, just happening to be a champion knife thrower. OOB has some pumping rock scores too, but I liked the energy of the film, regardless of the stupidity or realism, but the latter is not really why we go to the movies, now is it.

Predictable '80s actioner. Everything is set up as if it's underlined. We see Anthony Michael Hall practicing with his knife, so we know it'll come into play. Jeff Kober is good as the guy pursuing Hall. HIS motivations and actions are the only ones that make any sense, and he's the bad guy! Somebody gave me the video as a birthday present because I'm a huge Kober fan. If you are too, go watch AUTOMATIC (1994) or your box set of KINDRED instead.

A pretty silly film, "Out of Bounds" begins as a teeny-bopper

style of movie that would suit John Hughes' tastes, and ends

like how a Charles Bronson vigilante film would be. Anthony

Michael Hall plays Darryl Cage, an Iowa teen who travels to L.A.

to visit his brother, only to have his duffel bag accidentally

switched with a bag belonging to a dope runner. What follows is

a frantic yet unbelievable streets of the city of angels. Hall

is a likeable actor (in my book, he's a lot cooler than Leo

DiCaprio!), but I wasn't used to seeing him in a gritty action

film like this. He's too much of a pretty boy to look ind

I'll make this short and sweet (well, at least short...)

Good, fun Crime/Thriller. Teen actor Anthony Michael Hall actually did a pretty good job in his role. Interesting casting since he just finished a couple of Classic John Hughes films ('BREAKFAST CLUB' & 'SIXTEEN CANDLES' to name 2) But, all 'n all I think he did a decent job. I personally thought that his performance was just a TAD underplayed; I think being an 'Iowa Farmboy' suddenly dropped in L. A. and found in the situation (and personal loss) that he did, I really think that he would have reacted with a tad more emotion than he did, but it worked okay. The lead girl was decent. But, it wasn't really the acting that stood out in this film. It really was more the story and the way the director kept the pace moving briskly.

Like I mentioned in my title, if you are so inclined, the soundtrack, done by the Police's Stewart Copeland, along with some great songs of the time I thought really added to the enjoyment and pacing of the story. It was cool to see ol' Siouxsie Sioux and her group, along with a lot of other great songs.

Just ONE thing, if I may... Not giving anything away, but the cop was a total, and I mean a TOTAL D*CK! Geez... Personally, I think that the story would have been much better served if that character had been played in a smoother, cooler, more appealing way, like many cops in these kinds of films. Somewhat understanding and sympathetic, but still having to do their 'Duty' But, THIS guy was just a complete D*CK! Period. Had a chip on his shoulder about 2 blocks long. Just plain stupid in my lowly and wretched opinion, and quite honestly detracted from what otherwise could have been a very appealing role. No... Just pure D*CK 😊 Sorry, this guy really annoyed me. Or, I guess I should say, that the way the director had him portray the character was really lame.

But, with that one minor proviso, I thought it was a fun, entertaining movie that kept the tension going really well and therefore held the audience's attention while providing an entertaining backdrop for the story in various cool locations and clubs. Not to mention, some nice car chases and shootouts. The bad guy was of course played to perfection as that actor usually does with these kinds of roles.

So, yeah, I would say if you enjoy a straight forward mid-level Crime/Thriller with a youthful vibe and soundtrack of the time, then you might find this movie entertaining...

It's pretty bad, that's for sure. At one point, the lead character runs from the cops, jumps on the back of a motorcycle and points a gun at the rider and tells him to get us out of here, and the guy instantly does, and helps him elude the cops. And then they bond!

This movie is practically a parody of 80s action movies, with Anthony Michael Hall's presence being the icing on the cake. However, Hall does do a fine job with the material he's given.

The movie tries to balance the main character's folksy farm upbringing charm with a zany LA revenge/caper plot and it doesn't work.

It doesn't look cheap at all, it looks like they dropped some bucks on this, with some complex stunts, lots of speaking roles, quite ample extras and a lavish appearance. But at the same time, it looks they trimmed this to bone in editing, probably thinking they had a turkey.

Crazy and unlikely as it may sound, there might be a more interesting cut that could have happened. It makes you wonder why they even bothered with the Iowa scenes, setting up Daryl's mother and father. Even Daryl's brother seems barely worth setting up, considering they talk briefly then he's dead.

It does have striking music I'd never heard before, particularly Cities in Dust. And they did succeed in the goal of showing LA in a different way than other films.