Baby, the Rain Must Fall

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Blu B It's a melodrama/character study about a man who has dreams of being something bigger and better but can't master the inner workings of the basics first. Like being a good parent, son, and husband. Making promises and breaking them, not being able to keep a stready job or long term commitment because dreams get in the way. Problem here is that never consistently chains into a cohesive narrative. The editing is alright and everything else is half decent. Character wise this does a good job of building interesting characters, half the battle won right there. But it feels like stuff just happens in a sense. The relationship with his Mother, his wife and kid, beign on parole, wanting to be a singer, going to school all feels scattershot. On top of that the direction is kind of basic but has it's moments. Lots of shots look bleak and basic with an occasional moody shot. It's very slow but never boring but it never gets going either. This is clearly trying to be something like Hud but is missing that narrative and better direction. If your a die hard fan of any actor in this maybe give this a watch but most could skip it. Mulligan's direction is pretty weak here compared to his other works. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review Jelisije J I love Steve McQueen, but you cant put him into a film where you only need to watch 30 minutes of.........the overall story was stretched out to fill an extra hour that was definitely not needed. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/25 Full Review j F A slow, sad movie, with powerful acting by Remick and McQueen Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/12/24 Full Review nick s There was a spell in the middle of this movie when I wondered where the plot was going. And there was a bit of adr mismatch here and there. But overall a well paced and compelling drama. Never quite sure where the story was headed. You have to be up for a bit of a slow burn though. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review wilbur k I love Lee Remick. Steve McQueen turns in a powerful performance. Cool Hand Luke came out a couple years later. Right now, I'm watching Wild River (1960) with Remick and Montgomery Clift. I think the 60s was a decade of "questioning"; of self-reflection and struggle against conventional forces that seemed to want crush one's humanity. It was also a time of wandering - in that search of self. The theme song, beckoned me as a young man in those days - to wander: Baby the Rain Must Fall with lyrics that went something like - "Where ever my heart leads me, baby I must go". I suppose it's not an easy movie to like - unless it speaks to you. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member While the first few films on the Mill Creek Through the Decades: 1960s Collection were light comedy, this one made me sit up and pay attention to its rough drama. Based on the 1954 play The Traveling Lady, which was also written by this movie's director and writer Horton Foote (To Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies). Georgette Thomas (Lee Remick) has brought her six-year-old daughter Margaret Rose to meet her husband Henry Thomas (Steve McQueen). He's never met her and may not even have known that she exists, as all he cares about is being a singer. He's spent. the last few years in jail after stabbing a man and has been working for Kate Dawson, the woman who raised him — and beat him repeatedly — after his parents died. Her abuse has broken him, as the night after her death, he steals her silver, wrecks his car into the cemetery gates and howls into the night as he stabs her grave, all while his wife watches from the shadows. Obviously, Henry is no father. But it takes Georgette the entire film to realize that she has to get her daughter away from him if they ever want to live a peaceful life. Shot on location in Columbus, Texas, this is a dusty and dark exploration of love not being enough. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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