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Mona Lisa

Country: UK, Language: English, 104 mins

  • Director: Neil Jordan
  • Writer: Neil Jordan; David Leland
  • Producer: Chris Brown; Patrick Cassavetti

CGiii Comment

Hoskins and Caine do what they do best.

A fine film with too many flaws to make it special. For example, the scenes with 'May' are utterly terrible - in terms of both writing and acting.

Some merciless cutting would have raised this onto a platform that few British films reach.

Still, it is worthy of an audience.


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The(ir) Blurb...

George, after getting out of prison, begins looking for a job, but his time in prison has reduced his stature in the criminal underworld. The only job he can find is to be a driver for Simone, a beautiful high-priced call girl, with whom he forms an at first grudging, and then real affection. Only Simone's playing a dangerous game, and when George agrees to help her, they both end up in a huge amount of trouble with Mortwell, the local kingpin.

Cast & Characters

Bob Hoskins as George;
Cathy Tyson as Simone;
Michael Caine as Mortwell;
Robbie Coltrane as Thomas;
Clarke Peters as Anderson;
Kate Hardie as Cathy;
Zoe Nathenson as Jeannie;
Sammi Davis as May;
Rod Bedall as Terry;
Joe Brown as Dudley;
Pauline Melville as George's Wife;
Hossein Karimbeik as Raschid;
John Darling as Hotel Security;
Bryan Coleman as Gentleman in Mirror Room;
Robert Dorning as Hotel Bedroom Man