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Half Moon Street | Classification: Drama For Sigourney Weaver This movie got soundly trashed when it was released in 1986 but I really liked it for a couple reasons. The second, I had been really wanting to see Sigourney Weaver in a sexy role after battling the ALIEN and evil spirits in GHOSTBUSTERS. (THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, an excellent film from a few years before with Mel Gibson, was romantic(...)). HALF MOON STREET definitely turned more to the erotic and even scratched the surface of sordid. I'd read an interview with Ms. Weaver and she said she'd wished the script had given her character more of a sense of humor. That would've been a great approach! I can see why they'd nix her idea (keep her character SMART!), but she would've come across less smug about being an escort. If you like intrigue with hints of eroticism--and Michael Caine, who's always great--then this movie is worth watching. overlooked little gem As a fan of the writings of Paul Theroux, I try to watch whatever of his works gets filmed. This film has a good story and a good cast but no big Hollywood hype, so it got overlooked. It was refreshing to see Miss Weaver in another role besides co-starring with the Alien monster. I have never seen a bad Michael Caine film; he's one of those actors for whom there are no small parts. As Lord Bulbeck, a semi-aristocratic British politician, he shows a sense of power and responsibility publicly, while he discretely slips into a romance with Sigorney Weaver's character Dr. Lauren Slaughter. She is a modern intellectual PhD working for a London based Middle Eastern think tank, earning so little money she resorts to hooking on the side. But she is funny, charming and practical in her approach. There is some delightful frontal nudity, perhaps her only appearance like this in film. There is intrigue and political perspective revealed through the many characters with diverse nationalities and agendas. This is a small film which shows the tensions and cultural differences between the Arab and British worlds of business and politics A n excelant intrigue/spy/etc film Seems this one is somewhat unknown, but if you love Siggy, as I do, then it's a must have. Michael Cain plays oposite. She is a high priced call girl (escort) 'cause she can't make enough money at her real job at fellowship for "Middle Eastern Studies" He's a high ranking diplomat and needs some release from his high stress job. Lord Bobeck, or something. He gets his release from Siggy, and almost gets her killed. I don't want to spoil it by telling much more, but I can tell you I have most of Siggy's movies, and while I love 'em all, this is one of my favorites. And......you get to see her nude a lot! None of that in "Gorillas in the Mist" If you can find it, buy it. Buy Half Moon Street at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Half Moon Street Search with the Priority Search Engine on Half Moon Street This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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