Mona Lisa (1986)

"She was trapped. From the first time he met her. She was trapped. Like a bird in a cage. But he couldn't see it. He liked her, but he was the type who couldn't see what was in front of his face."
George (Bob Hoskins) is a small time crook who has spent almost 10 years of his life in prison, and even though he really wants to become a better man, there is also the need of knowing that all the time that was spent in jail, weren't thrown away for nothing.
But there seem to be no place for that kind of loyality in the criminal world, as things have changed dramatically over the years and so has the people he once knew and worked with.
And instead of getting rewarded for not ratting out on any of his former co-workers, George ends up being given the not so luxurious offer of becoming a fulltime chauffeur for the beautiful, high class escort Simone (Cathy Tyson) by his old boss, Mortwell (Michael Caine).

Neil Jordan's Mona Lisa presents London as a gritty, unpredictable, neon dominated nightmare, and the kind of place and atmosphere that is not all that far away from the streets of Taxi Driver, and also brings along a nice touch by using old jazz/big bands songs combined with more modern 80s pop music, such as Genesis. 

Bob Hoskins delivers another one of his finest lead roles, here as the good hearted but slightly naive, small time crook, George.
A role that would later on see him getting a well deserved nomination for Best Actor at the Academy Awards.
Michael Caine is back at one of his most menacing roles, as the sleazy but dangerous pimp/businessman, Mortwell.
The lovely Cathy Tyson comes off as having a solid chemistry with Hoskins throughout the film, as their characters seems to be all over each other, fighting like cats and dogs, and after watching her again in the solid 80s horror film, The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), I was surprised to learn that this beautiful and talented lady did not have a bigger movie career.
Robbie Coltrane (probably most famous these days for The Harry Potter series) also shows up in a small but fun part as George's bestfriend. 
This 80s classic managed to get a whole new fanbase, as it was included in the now cult movie sensation, American Psycho (2000) and also being one of the favorite songs of the sadistic, yuppie-predator, Patrick Bateman, who seemed to have a soft spot for 80s ballads.
The song is written by Phil Collins, who were asked if he wanted to write a song or two for the film, and as a result he came up with this one.
I think that it ended up working very well, as we see a obviously confused and disgusted George wander around the sleazy meat market of London, while finding himself being far In Too Deep.