FLOODS OF FEAR is a fine little British crime thriller with a strong storyline and a surprising emphasis on special effects footage to see it through. The disaster-based scenario reminded me a little of HARD RAIN and involves a couple of convicts escaping from their guard during severe flooding in the American northeast. Four disparate characters are holed up in a rapidly flooding farmhouse with conflict coming from inside and out. The mix of stock footage and sound effects with flooding sets and the like is very convincing and ahead of is time, while the setting and characters are generally authentic with only the odd British accent popping up. The cast is also very good indeed: Howard Keel couldn't get much taller or more rugged as the hero and Anne Heywood is incredibly sexy as the innocent woman caught up in the events. Plus we have an against-type Cyril Cusack as a sleazy prison escapee and an unrecognisable Harry H. Corbett as the guard. It's a solid little type of thriller with enough suspense to see it through from beginning to end.
Review of Floods of Fear
