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Mona Lisa

- Sometimes love is a strange and wicked game.

George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her King's Cross days. That's when George's troubles just start.

Release Date : 1986-06-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Handmade FilmsPalace ProductionsFilm4 Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Bob Hoskins

Character Name : George

Original Name : Bob Hoskins

Gender : Male

Cathy Tyson

Character Name : Simone

Original Name : Cathy Tyson

Gender : Female

Michael Caine

Character Name : Mortwell

Original Name : Michael Caine

Gender : Male

Robbie Coltrane

Character Name : Thomas

Original Name : Robbie Coltrane

Gender : Male

Clarke Peters

Character Name : Anderson

Original Name : Clarke Peters

Gender : Male

Kate Hardie

Character Name : Cathy

Original Name : Kate Hardie

Gender : Female

Zoë Nathenson

Character Name : Jeannie

Original Name : Zoë Nathenson

Gender : Female

Sammi Davis

Character Name : May

Original Name : Sammi Davis

Gender : Female

Joe Brown

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Joe Brown

Gender : Male

Pauline Melville

Character Name : George's Wife

Original Name : Pauline Melville

Gender : Female

Hossein Karimbeik

Character Name : Raschid

Original Name : Hossein Karimbeik

Gender : Male

David Halliwell

Character Name : Tim Devlin

Original Name : David Halliwell

Gender : Male

Maggie O'Neill

Character Name : Girl in Paradise Club

Original Name : Maggie O'Neill

Gender : Female

Perry Fenwick

Character Name : Pimp

Original Name : Perry Fenwick

Gender : Male

Gary Cady

Character Name : Hotel Waiter

Original Name : Gary Cady

Gender : Male

Richard Strange

Character Name : Pornshop Man

Original Name : Richard Strange

Gender : Male

Kenny Baker

Character Name : Busker

Original Name : Kenny Baker

Gender : Male

Jack Purvis

Character Name : Busker

Original Name : Jack Purvis

Gender : Male

Bill Moore

Character Name : Busker

Original Name : Bill Moore

Gender : Male

Rod Bedall

Character Name : Terry

Original Name : Rod Bedall

Gender : Male

Raad Rawi

Character Name : Arab Servant

Original Name : Raad Rawi

Gender : Male

Dawn Archibald

Character Name : Wig Girl in Club

Original Name : Dawn Archibald

Gender : Female

Reviews

J

JPV852

@JPV852

2022-06-23

Really good British neo-noir featuring great performances from Bob Hoskins and the lovely Cathy Tyson who share some nice scenes together and a pretty melancholy ending. Michael Caine is great as a classy scumbag (seems like he played many of these roles in the 70s and 80s). This is the second time seeing this and still holds up. **4.0/5**

P

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2023-06-19

I had watched this movie many years ago, but not to remember much of it, so with the fairly positive ratings and Bob Hoskins, it felt like a safe bet. But there wasn’t as much humor as I thought I remembered, and the plot of a guy trying to “rescue” a hooker seems rather stereotypical and predictable in places. It didn’t do much for me and I barely stuck with it. I was so unimpressed that I decided not to watch another gangster movie featuring Hoskins and good ratings.