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Movie critics combined give Rainmaker, The (1997) a score of 2.8009 out of 4
based on (94) reviews
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Excellent
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Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.49 out of 4 stars for Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)
...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.48 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.45 out of 4 stars for reVisionreVision
...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at reVision
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Francis Ford Coppola has turned John Grisham's pulpy bestseller into surprisingly creditable -- if morally muddled -- movie. ...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson)Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
This movie has all the same elements as other Grisham fare: raw young lawyer trying to make it in the South; helpless client treated badly; sleazy, star-chamber villains. Wake me up when the last-minute surprise witness comes out of her hidey hole to ...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)
...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK] (Ian Nathan)Empire Magazine [UK] (Ian Nathan)
It's just so unremarkable. Which, considering its director's monumental output (both good and bad) is, frankly, a bit depressing. ...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Empire Magazine [UK] (Ian Nathan)
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)
...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)
...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.34 out of 4 stars for Edwin JahielEdwin Jahiel
...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Edwin Jahiel
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.33 out of 4 stars for Cinopsis Cinopsis
...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Cinopsis
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.21 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
That the title of Francis Ford Coppola's movie includes the novelist's name might remind you of, say, Bram Stoker's Dracula (which, for all its faults — primarily, an actor whose initials are KR — remained the director's elegant, moody, sometimes ...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.21 out of 4 stars for Tempi ModerniTempi Moderni
...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Tempi Moderni
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Any random episode of Law & Order would be more sophisticated than this heavy-handed, moralistic Southern-lawyer corn pone, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. ...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver DVDBeaver
...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at DVDBeaver
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
...Which brings up another point. Bernstein is getting quite old nowadays and he is showing signs of getting into a rut. Hoodlum was a refreshing change to that... but I wonder if Bernstein is getting to that semi-retired point in his ...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)
...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Ben HoffmanBen Hoffman
Danny DeVito, as a "para lawyer" who has not passed the bar, hams it up something fierce to the point where he comes across as ridiculous. In more or less cameo roles, the following are wasted: Mary Kay Place, Claire Danes, Mickey Rourke, Danny Glover, ...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Ben Hoffman
Rainmaker, The (1997) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Michael Sragow)Dallas Observer (Michael Sragow)
John Grisham's The Rainmaker lulls you into the mindset you get while reading a bestseller at the beach. What a sad thing to say about a Francis Ford Coppola ...read the complete Rainmaker movie review at Dallas Observer (Michael Sragow)
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Rainmaker, The (1997) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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