20/03/12 Mojave Moon (1996)

A confused  film about a man in his early 50s (Danny Aiello) who declares his mid-life ennui in the opening narration. Not to worry though, only a few minutes later the 21yr old Angelina Jolie sits opposite him in a diner, beckons him over and declares cinema's most unlikely admission of attraction.

They go back to Aiello's flat where after 10 minutes he agrees to drive her a few hundred miles to her trailer park home where the film bolts off on a series of absurd tangents. These include murder, theft, paintball, mugging, gunfights, rooftop gardens and completely sexless seductions.

This film not only crosses genres, but whizzes through them at a sprint: character study, romance, domestic drama, neo-noir, small town mystery, crime thriller and full-on Benny Hill slapstick nonsense. The directorial grip of tone consistently appears marshmellow-firm at best.

For some people though all flaws and absence of tonal continuity can be forgiven by the sight of a young Jolie's exposed, soapy tits. Back when she still had stunning looks and a curvy form. Whereas now she's an oddly crab-like, vascular entity who dwells on red carpets.

As backround eyefluff, the film's entertaining enough.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117070/

4.5/10


                                                                       Perkin.