FREE ON CINEGEEK.DE THE BEST MOVIES IN OUR VIDEO STORE Dennis Hopper - The Hot Spot 

He comes from outside - is new in town. A man who seems to have no past; at least none that he wants to talk about. They all look like in a typical small town of the 50s... I feel at home in films like The Hot Spot. They come from the universe of B-movies, which are the heart of classic Film Noir. They are films about the dark side of the human conscience. The Hot Spot knows the rules and conventions of Film Noir. And observes them all! 1 The laconic hero always smokes. He tries to repress his past. 2. the character of the woman is carefully put together from the construction kit of old Film Noirs. 3. it is not only the villains who commit crimes. Even the hero is not immune to them. Dennis Hopper began his career when the classic Film Noir still existed and obviously he knows his role models. In any case, he has cleverly traced the story of a fairly normal guy who stumbles into unusual situations. And his film even looks like a little surreal work of art! Don Johnson plays the anti-hero, Jennifer Connelly the good girl. The innocent secretary downstairs from the accounts department, who has been alienated by the unfeeling world outside. The plot that is designed around it is silly. That's how it should be! Paradoxically, such simple films are especially appreciated by cultured geeks. "Normal" customers of our video store would be bothered by the many stereotypes and clichés, instead of being happy that Dennis Hopper hasn't forgotten any of them either. Appreciating The Hot Spot as a superior work of long handed-down tradition is therefore reserved for a small select group. Only they realise that everything here is deliberately so mannered and artificial. As if you enjoy variations on the piano.