Hollywood Flies (2005)
A fun and fast paced kidnap / heist / road movie, this Italian production set in the Arizona desert and Los Angeles (Some excellent LA cinematography to be seen here) is one of those films where the plot twists and turns and keeps you both gripped and guessing as the action plays out. Two of the films leads - Antonio Cupo and Bianca Guaccero who play siblings i know only from this but both play engaging roles as does former model Caprice Bourett as a sexy stripper on the run from a hitman whose life intertwines with the Italian pair.
Vinnie Jones is too good as one of the kidnappers. His snarling, cockney rabble rouser role irritates at times and you are desperate for him to get his comeuppance. Caspar Van Dien, character actor Conrad Coates and the tragically short lived Brad Renfro fill out the rest of the cast.
This gets a pitiful score of just 4.6 on IMDB. This is the third time i've watched it over the years and have always enjoyed it.
It might interest some on here to know that Hollywood Flies was written by Aldo Lado (Night Train Murders, Who Saw Her Die? and more)
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