Mona Lisa (1986)

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   Torgo

   Man, Bob Hoskins was a force. 2 years 2 months ago
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   MilenaFlaherty

   So sad at the death of the great Bob Hoskins. I need to watch this one again. 10 years 7 months ago
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   Siskoid

   In Mona Lisa, Bob Hoskins once again plays gangster with the need to change his life around, this time an ex-con forced to drive a high-end call girl around. He hates it at first, but he eventually warms to her and perhaps a little or a lot more, because he accepts the kind of task for her that's sure to get him in trouble with the criminal underworld (represented by a bunny-stroking Michael Caine). Hoskins feel so natural in a Noir environment - it would make him perfect for Who Framed Roger Rabbit? two years later - not the least of which because he's a man out of time here, having a hard time catching up to a world that's left him behind. Even his car is out of an old Film Noir. Cathy Tyson as femme fatale is more vulnerable and wounded than most. Robbie Coltraine has a quirky side-character to play. I liked it, but I'm not sure I entirely buy the ending, given the cycle of violence that's usually represented in this type of film. Can there really be an escape from the life? 11 months 1 week ago

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