Bulletproof Heart Movie Review 1995

Mick (LaPaglia), a hit man with a severe case of burnout, is assigned to kill Fiona (Rogers), a beautiful socialite who, conveniently, wants to die. Despite being warned by his boss (Boyle) that Fiona has a habit of making men weak, he falls in love and can't bring himself to kill her. First-time director Malone takes great care to establish the noir look and feel, capitalizing on the all-in-one-night timeframe to raise the tension level. LaPaglia and Rogers turn in riveting performances, but can't stop the film from losing momentum when it becomes self-consciously melodramatic near the end.

Distribution

Lions Gate Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404, Phone: (310)449-9200, Fax: (310)255-3870, URL: http://www.lgf.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Contemporary Noir, Death & the Afterlife, Femme Fatale, Hit Men/Women, Mystery & Suspense

Screenplay

Gordon Melbourne, Mark Malone

Cast

Anthony LaPaglia, Mimi Rogers, Peter Boyle, Matt Craven, Monika Schnarre, Joseph Maher

Cinematography

Tobias Schliessler

Director

Mark Malone

Music

Graeme Coleman

Producer

Robert Vince, William Vince, Robert W. Sigman, Gary Delfiner, Michael Strange, Keystone Film Company, Worldvision Enterprises, Keystone Entertainment