After the big dry comes the big wet. All the forecasts point to heavy downpours – a bucket of cold water in face to all those spoilt by the glorious summer.
But the rain shouldn’t be cursed; it’s beautiful and Hollywood is here to remind you why.
SINGING IS BETTER IN THE RAIN
Follow Gene Kelly’s footsteps and give your splash some panache.
RYAN GOSLING IS BETTER IN THE RAIN
Hey girl, I don’t know if you realise that I’m digging nature’s tears against my chest.
KISSING IS BETTER IN THE RAIN
Seduction 101 – whether you’re a superhero, a Austen heart-throb or ScarJo, hot and heavy petting is guaranteed if you’re caught in the middle of a storm with the object of your affection.
RUINING A WEDDING IS BETTER IN THE RAIN
If you have to ruin a wedding, if you absolutely feel compelled to stop the happy couple from saying “I do”, do so with thunder and lightning. It also helps if the groom is Hugh Grant.
A BROKEN HEART IS BETTER IN THE RAIN
Why does it always rain on John Cusack Because his broken heart has moved the heavens to tears. If only all guys could be as vulnerable.
ARAGORN IS BETTER IN THE RAIN
When you’re facing an army of super Orcs intent on eating “man flesh”, you want a sodden Aragorn by your side; the rain dripping down his brow says he won’t go quietly into the night.
BETRAYING YOUR NEW BEST BUD IS BETTER IN THE RAIN
Point Break. Keanu Reeves. He broke the man code.
T-REX TERRIFIES CHILDREN BETTER IN THE RAIN
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20 years later, and this still gives you chills.
ESCAPING PRISON IS BETTER IN THE RAIN
The perfect emotional and spiritual release after crawling “through five hundred yards of sh**-smelling foulness” and enduring unimaginable cruelty.
SAVING THE UNIVERSE IS BETTER IN THE RAIN
The Matrix Revolutions may be an awful movie but the universe-ending showdown between Neo and Smith is a classic. And Keanu is still wearing his shades. Awesome.
LAST WORDS ARE BETTER IN THE RAIN
If you’re an android, there’s no better way to go out.
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