Rent L.A. Without a Map (1998)
3.2 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 47min
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- Synopsis:
- Richard (David Tennant) has his life turned upside down when he meets Barbara (Vinessa Shaw), a beautiful aspiring actress on her way to Los Angeles. Leaving his inherited undertaker's business and his dull life behind, he crosses the Atlantic in pursuit of love and adventure, accidentally finding himself a career as a screenwriter. Thrown in at the deep end and unable to drive, he discovers that life in Southern California is far from straightforward.
- Actors:
- Tony Peers, Steve Huison, David Tennant, Margo Stanley, Vinessa Shaw, Saskia Reeves, Malcolm Tierney, Margi Clarke, Monte Hellman, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Julie Delpy, Kevin West, Lisa Edelstein, Michael Campbell, Joe Dallesandro
- Directors:
- Mika Kaurismäki
- Writers:
- Mika Kaurismäki, Richard Rayner
- Studio:
- Yume Pictures
- Genres:
- Comedy, Romance
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Reviews (1) of L.A. Without a Map
Mid-Atlantic twaddle! - L.A. Without a Map review by TE
I watched this out of Aki Kaurismaki completism (it's directed by his brother and a version of the Leningrad Cowboys band makes an appearance). It has a certain fluffy charm for the first 20 minutes, but then becomes tedious and annoying.
Vinessa Shaw looks great as David Tennant's love interest, but the Tennant character is such an unlikeable prat that there is never any justification for her to be with him.
Plenty of star cameos, but all to no effect.
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