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Mona Lisa

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Mona Lisa (1986)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:18

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Ex-con George, expecting to be repaid after taking a fall for his crime boss, is reduced to driving classy call girl Simone to her jobs at London's finer hotels. Despite their differences (he's a... Ex-con George, expecting to be repaid after taking a fall for his crime boss, is reduced to driving classy call girl Simone to her jobs at London's finer hotels. Despite their differences (he's a poorly-educated, unattractive, and unsophisticated bigot; she's a beautiful, elegant, and intelligent black woman), George falls in love with her and agrees to help locate one of her old friends, a junkie still working the streets for a dangerously violent pimp. [More]

Starring: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane

Starring: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane

Director: Neil Jordan

Director: Neil Jordan
Screenwriter: Neil Jordan
Composer: Michael Kamen
Screenwriter: David Leland
Producer: George Harrison, Patrick Cassavetti, Stephen Woolley, Denis O'Brien

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Apr 4, 2006

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4/5

Blake French

manipulates the commodities of its genre to create something fresh and unique

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 02 2009 06:03 PM

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

It's a crime film, and it can be intense and lurid, but it's first and foremost about these characters and Mona Lisa takes its time and gets to know them.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 10 2009 03:15 AM

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David Ansen

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Newsweek

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4/5

Cole Smithey

Beautifully quirky, taboo, and British.

comment Comment | Nov., 23 2007 09:17 AM

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Derek Adams

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Time Out

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4/5

Michael Dequina

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comment Comment | Sep., 11 2005 05:03 PM

TheMovieReport.com

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Nick Schager

The real drama ... stems from each character’s frustrated attempt to transcend his or her lousy lot in life.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 04 2005 12:05 PM

Lessons of Darkness

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Robin Clifford

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comment Comment | Nov., 19 2004 07:47 AM

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Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Nov., 12 2004 12:55 AM

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Colin Covert

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Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Moira MacDonald

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Seattle Times

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4/5

Carol Cling

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comment Comment | Aug., 22 2003 06:45 PM

Las Vegas Review-Journal

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5/5

Dan Lybarger

Hoskin's is engrossing in one of Neil Jordan's best movies.

comment Comment | Jun., 24 2003 10:24 PM

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Vincent Canby

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New York Times

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4/5

Mark Palermo

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comment Comment | Feb., 25 2003 08:49 AM

Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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5/5

Linda Cook

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comment Comment | Sep., 07 2002 11:59 PM

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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Jeffrey Westhoff

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comment Comment | Aug., 30 2002 01:16 PM

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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Philip Martin

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comment Comment | Aug., 29 2002 09:16 AM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Ken Hanke

First-rate character study and thriller from Neil Jordan

comment Comment | Aug., 14 2002 10:44 AM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

 
 
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