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Mona Lisa Reviews

1985

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In Neil Jordan's MONA LISA, ex-con George (Bob Hoskins), expecting to be repaid after taking a fall for his crime boss, is reduced to driving classy call girl Simone (Cathy Tyson) to her jobs at London's finer hotels. Despite their differences--he's a poorly-educated, unattractive, and unsophisticated bigot; she's a beautiful, .. Read more

Starring	Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Caine
Director	Neil Jordan
Genres	Drama, Romance

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  Still a Great
  
  I first saw this film on video, some years ago. It has lost none of its sparkle, maybe the fashions are a bit dated. But it shows what a great actor Bob Hoskins... read more »
  
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  - Charles Telling
  - Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 10:09
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  Bit Dated but no moans!
  
  Little dated now. Takes a darker turn about halfway through.
  
  Hoskins always good VFM but, overall, film not quite as good as I remember it being when... read more »
  
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- - vicboy
  - 31 reviews
  - 24 Dec 2011 at 13:40
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  Its not a fine wine - so its not aged too well Im afraid!
  
  Oh dear - this is slightly embarrassing to watch in 2011. The performances are pretty alright on the whole, but the script is just too dated and doesn't ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 07 Dec 2011 at 22:14
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  A real Gem
  
  I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Bob Hoskins was fantastic...his performance both touching and poignant. Its a gritty movie and we really feel Hoskins ... read more »
  
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- - MamaG
  - 13 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 22 Aug 2008 at 12:33
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  - 8
  Mona Lisa (1985)
  
  Time wasting movie. Actually I would like to give no star but there is no choice for 'no star'.
  
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  - London
  - 08 Feb 2007 at 17:43
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  - 7
  Mona Lisa
  
  I am not sure why this name was given as a title.
  
  Time wasting movie.
  
  Actually I would like to give no star but there is no choice for &#... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 19 Jul 2006 at 14:29
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  Brilliant
  
  The Best of British. Bob Hoskins is classic
  
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  - Hemel Hempstead
  - 11 Mar 2006 at 11:21
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  A good film, definitely worth watching, not sure about the ending
  
  This film is highly watchable throughout, but I'm not sure about the ending. I first saw it quite a few years ago, and having seen it again, I remembered ... read more »
  
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  - hemel hempstead
  - 19 Dec 2005 at 14:37
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  - 2
  This film made me smile
  
  There are simalateries between this and the Crying Game like, it's not really a violent film it's a love story which has a few violent moments. Also the... read more »
  
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- - leecub
  - Carmarthenshire
  - 19 Mar 2005 at 09:07
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  Sub titles
  
  Nothing more annoying ( probably ) than a film you cannot view without sub-titles!!
  
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  - Northampton
  - 06 Mar 2005 at 20:02
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  - 3
  A complete waste of time
  
  I would have been better off painting my coffee table and watching it dry.
  
  The 'climax' was as interesting as a bowl of muesli.
  
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  - 08 Feb 2005 at 15:17
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- - 11
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  Still a Great
  
  I first saw this film on video, some years ago. It has lost none of its sparkle, maybe the fashions are a bit dated. But it shows what a great actor Bob Hoskins... read more »
  
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  - Charles Telling
  - Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 10:09
- - 1
  - 0
  A Good Seedy Yarn!
  
  This 80's effort seems such a long time ago!
  
  Hoskins gives a typically assured performance - at times it seems as though he's improvising his... read more »
  
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- - neworder
  - Shropshire
  - 16 Dec 2004 at 12:23
- - 1
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  A real Gem
  
  I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Bob Hoskins was fantastic...his performance both touching and poignant. Its a gritty movie and we really feel Hoskins ... read more »
  
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- - MamaG
  - 13 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 22 Aug 2008 at 12:33
- - 1
  - 1
  TOP DRAWER
  
  This is an absolute humdinger of a film, it kept me riveted from the first moment when we hear Nat King Coles classic melody Mona Lisa pumping through the ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 30 Sep 2004 at 13:00
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  classic
  
  a brilliant classic starring 2 of Britain's top actors, Bob Hoskins and Michael Caine!
  
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  - London
  - 04 Feb 2005 at 10:06
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  great british film
  
  I loved every thing about this movie ,the realism is disturbing the acting stunning and thr direction of mr jordon perfect
  
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- - dave
  - grimsby
  - 21 Aug 2004 at 21:41
- - 0
  - 0
  A good film, definitely worth watching, not sure about the ending
  
  This film is highly watchable throughout, but I'm not sure about the ending. I first saw it quite a few years ago, and having seen it again, I remembered ... read more »
  
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- - SAM
  - hemel hempstead
  - 19 Dec 2005 at 14:37
- - 0
  - 0
  Brilliant
  
  The Best of British. Bob Hoskins is classic
  
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  - Hemel Hempstead
  - 11 Mar 2006 at 11:21
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  Its not a fine wine - so its not aged too well Im afraid!
  
  Oh dear - this is slightly embarrassing to watch in 2011. The performances are pretty alright on the whole, but the script is just too dated and doesn't ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1071276
- - a customer
  - 07 Dec 2011 at 22:14
- - 0
  - 0
  Bit Dated but no moans!
  
  Little dated now. Takes a darker turn about halfway through.
  
  Hoskins always good VFM but, overall, film not quite as good as I remember it being when... read more »
  
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- 1075815
- - vicboy
  - 31 reviews
  - 24 Dec 2011 at 13:40

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  In Neil Jordan's MONA LISA, ex-con George (Bob Hoskins), expecting to be repaid after taking a fall for his crime boss, is reduced to driving classy call girl Simone (Cathy Tyson) to her jobs at London's finer hotels. Despite their differences--he's a poorly-educated, unattractive, and ...