The Hot Spot

Name: The Hot Spot
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime
Released: October 12, 1990
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Don Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, Virginia Madsen

1990

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Orion Pictures Corporation | Release Date: October 12, 1990 | R

Starring: Don Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, Virginia Madsen

Summary: A lowlife drifter (Johnson) who sells used cars in a Texas burg robs the local bank and gets involved with two women: one bad (Madsen), one innocent (Connelly). Based on Charles Williams' 1952 novel "Hell Hath No Fury." (MGM)

Director: Dennis Hopper

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 130 min

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Seeps with atmosphere, unfolds at a deceptively relaxed pace, steadily accumulates noirish grit, then dizzily plunges into a Lynch-like plumbing of the dark passions and nasty secrets at the heart of Main Street, USA. Read full review

Desson Thomson

A crazy, intentionally ludicrous movie that's a lot of film-noir fun. Read full review

Dave Kehr

Pretty silly. The Hot Spot certainly is, and it's occasionally quite entertaining for it, though the picture never really achieves a dimension beyond that of a Playboy Party Joke. [26 Oct 1990, Friday, p.I]

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Part of the problem is its length; at two hours and ten minutes it meanders rather than building up a head of steam and barreling straight through logic and plausibility on the way to Hell. Read full review

Peter Rainer

The pulpiness is less homage than rip-off. There are no tricks up this film's frayed sleeve… Fatalism plus a lot of heavy breathing, and a flash of skin--it's a winning formula, all right. These movies are like Harlequin Romances for slumming highbrows [12 Oct 1990]

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Pretty enjoyable as a piece of campy sleaze--especially for the first half hour, before the storytelling starts to dawdle. Read full review

Judy Stone

A case of ho-hum humping leading to boring betrayal. The ingredients are predictable and the snail's pace is punishing. [26 Oct 1990, Daily Datebook, p.E3]

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stuart

Aug 22, 2005

To a non american, this film grabs the idea of how life in middle america is perfectly, though deep down we know not be true, it still great for the imagination.

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zadeuf

May 22, 2011

I feel this movie misses its point, maybe being too much a straight-forward. Sometimes, I could feel the book (that I never read) which the movie is from being shredded up to fit in a 2-hour movie. Lack of subtlety from both the three main characters, thought great acting from them all. II feel this movie misses its point, maybe being too much a straight-forward. Sometimes, I could feel the book (that I never read) which the movie is from being shredded up to fit in a 2-hour movie. Lack of subtlety from both the three main characters, thought great acting from them all. I felt both sorry and relieved that the movie was over...… Expand

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