Rarely have I seen a film where I have loved the first portion so much only to have it completely ruined by the ending. This is DEFINITELY the case with "Miracle in the Rain". It begins in New York City during WWII. A soldier awaiting his orders (Van Johnson) meets a nice but shy young lady (Jane Wyman) during a rain storm. They begin seeing each other and fall madly in love. Then, abruptly, he's shipped out--only to be killed in action! While depressing and awful (completely ruining an incredibly sweet love story), the film gets worse with a sickly sweet finale involving a 'miracle' and a dopey coin. The miracle, as I see it, is that the folks seeing the film didn't demand their money back! After all, the first half was great and highly reminiscent of another wonderful film, "The Clock"--and it really hooked me. However, the last is dreadful and heavy-handed--and loaded with schmaltz. My advice is to either skip this one altogether or watch the film until Johnson ships out--and then turn it off and pretend it had a nice, happy ending! Or, just see "The Clock"!! All in all, some very fine acting ruined by a script in need of a massive re-write. What were they thinking when they made this one?!