Bob Hoskins
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George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date.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.
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| Release Date | 1986-06-13 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Directors | Roger Pratt, Neil Jordan |
| Producers | George Harrison, Stephen Woolley, Patrick Cassavetti, Denis O'Brien, Chris Brown, Nik Powell, Ray Cooper |
| Writers | David Leland, Neil Jordan |
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
— JPV852
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.
— Peter McGinn