THE HOT SPOT isn't the greatest neo-noir out there, but all credit where it's due, Dennis Hopper does nail that steamy South vibe. He doesn't get very flashy with the visuals, and the movie does feel like it's a good 30 minutes too long ... but the mood is definitely there, and it's got a pretty damn good soundtrack. Makes for a decent time at the movies.
The real icing on the cake is the movie's eye candy. Between the demure Jennifer Connelly and the dangerous bombshell Virginia Madsen, these are two unbelievably attractive women. And Hopper knows it. Don Johnson, to his credit, fits right in with the out-for-trouble Harry Maddox, and it's a great distance from Sonny Crockett. It's a good performance.
But he's rightly upstaged by the gorgeous ladies.
6/10
The real icing on the cake is the movie's eye candy. Between the demure Jennifer Connelly and the dangerous bombshell Virginia Madsen, these are two unbelievably attractive women. And Hopper knows it. Don Johnson, to his credit, fits right in with the out-for-trouble Harry Maddox, and it's a great distance from Sonny Crockett. It's a good performance.
But he's rightly upstaged by the gorgeous ladies.
6/10