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

A dry hyper femme fatale performed by Lena Olin!

Well, this is a story from when I was still full of energy and didn't know about Inferno. Jack, who has a cool face and is amorous, is teased by his co-workers as ``Romeo who likes women'' (Romeo is a slang term for ``sexy man''). The original title of this work is “Romeo Is Bleeding”. This is taken from a song by Tom Waits, which appeared on his 1978 masterpiece Blue Valentine (Japanese title: Bloody Romeo). By the way, the title of the romantic movie `` Blue Valentine '' (2010, directed by Derek Cianfrance) starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams is derived from the song of the same name from the same album.

The one who turns this ``woman-loving Romeo'' into a ``bloody Romeo'' is the most evil heroine who leaves a strong impact. Mona Demarkoff (Lena Olin) is a Russian assassin. Mona, who is hostile to the mafia he is dealing with, offers Jack five times the amount offered by the mafia, and he undertakes to fake her death.

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Thus, Jack makes a double deal and betrays the Mafia. How ignorant! Soon he was caught in the middle and in a desperate situation. Chased by the mafia, his fate is left at the mercy of Mona.

In the familiar formula of film noir, a femme fatale appears, radiating mysterious charm and charm, and leads the male protagonist (semi-unconsciously) to ruin, as he is drawn to her by her seductive nature. . As they say, "Once we meet, it's over." To borrow the words from Jack's narration in this film, there is a magical behavioral dynamic in which ``I hear a voice in my head and follow that voice even though I know it's wrong.''

As a general rule, femme fatales smell sweet and dangerous. However, although Mona from ``Romeo Is Bleeding'' is based on the typical femme fatale model, she is actually a quite unique character. From the moment it first appeared, it had an overwhelmingly strong spiciness. He is wearing underwear with a garter belt and a suit with a tight silhouette, and is almost as tall as Jack. A rattling husky voice. Cigarettes that can be smoked without stopping.

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At first glance, she appears to be a highly venomous carnivorous beast (perhaps an ``insect'' according to the Japanese title of ``Romeo Is Bleeding''), but Mona's fighting power shows further ``growth'' from there. I won't go into details, but as the situation becomes more and more brutal, it's surprising that you become like an immortal cyborg! In other words, she is a hyper-aggressive femme fatale. Depending on the viewer, it may give an impression similar to horror.

Another small detail is that Jack casually confesses that he has suffered from insomnia since he met Mona. The fact that the film is dominated by the feeling that reality and fantasy become blurred may be the true nature of the nightmarish nature that covers this film.

Mark Isham's sultry jazz score is the lifeblood of the film.