``Romeo Is Bleeding'' A legendary, mysterious work in which an aggressive femme fatale turns fantasy from a male perspective upside down.

"Romeo Is Bleeding" synopsis

He lives an ordinary life with his smart and lovely wife, and is a dull self with little hope of getting promoted. Jack, a New York detective, is fed up with these days and begins a corrupt business in which he obtains rewards by passing on information on mafia traitors protected by the FBI to the mafia. Mona, a Russian assassin, was supposed to be one of Jack's ``suckers,'' but when she escapes from the FBI, Jack is blackmailed by the mafia to eliminate Mona...

Index

• Film noir formulas and deviations based on “Escape from the Past”
• A dry hyper femme fatale performed by Lena Olin!
• Mark Isham's sultry jazz score is the lifeblood of the film.

Film noir formulas and deviations based on “Escape from the Past”

A woman's long legs in heels stretch from the back seat of the car to the driver's seat. Like a spider's legs, it wraps its wings around the driver and strangles him tightly. The man, already covered in blood, was screaming and looked like he was on the verge of fainting. A devilish woman laughs sadistically as she watches this scene with a sense of aloofness.

When I think of the intense and unforgettable 1993 British-American co-production The Romeo Is Bleeding(directed by Peter Medak), this scene is the first thing that comes to mind. It feels like a nightmare I once had, like a flashback of a past trauma.

This work is based on the stereotype of the film noir genre - a man who lives on the periphery of crime meets a beautiful woman with a reason, and steps into a world from which there is no turning back - but it is an eccentric story that does not deviate from that code. The performance expanded. It's a wonderful work of art, and I highly recommend it to those who haven't seen it yet.

"Romeo Is Bleeding" preview

The story is told in flashback format. In the opening scene, the owner (Gary Oldman) is waiting for someone at a small diner in the middle of nowhere (it's later hinted that it's Arizona). He now calls himself Jim, but his real name is Jack Grimaldi. He starts talking about what happened five years ago. The pathetic story of a stupid man who calls himself ``guy''.

Jack Grimaldi used to be a detective. He is a high-ranking sergeant who works for the New York City Police Department and earns an annual salary of $56,000. However, he sells information to the mafia and stores the large sum of money underground in his backyard. A so-called corrupt detective. Of course, he hides his dangerous "part-time job" and lives a harmonious life with his beautiful wife Natalie (Annabella Sciorra), while behind the scenes he is surrounded by his young waitress and mistress Sherry (Juliette Lewis). It's a tightrope walk, but it's a fun day in its own way. Today's Jack describes himself at the time as a romantic guy (a man with many dreams).

By the way, from this introduction, it is clear that this film is based on the film noir classic `` The Past '' (1947, directed by Jack Turner). At the beginning of the film, Jeff, played by Robert Mitchum, runs a gas station and lives with his girlfriend in the rural town of Bridgeport, California. Although he has now changed his name and gone into hiding, he used to be a private investigator in New York.

However, unlike Jeff, who is leaning toward a new destiny, Jack is now a lonely ``man who is finished.'' Every year on May 1st and December 1st, he promises to meet his beloved again, but there is no sign of anyone coming to visit him in this lonely place.

A dry hyper femme fatale performed by Lena Olin!