BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story

FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

RavenGlamDVDCollector Actually, the movie itself wouldn't have gotten such a high score from me, but it introduced me to pretty Jennifer Connelly back in the day. Tonight, years and years later, decades actually, the movie in my DVD player is CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, and I fondly remember this other 'old' (hey, it's cruising on to almost 27 years ago) movie. Noticed here the well-remembered quote about TV "and not much else but your own devices" in a small town. Fond, fond memories. Yeah, I've got this one in my collection, it was among my early purchases on DVD during the RavenGlamDVDCollector starting years. Currently posting quotes for CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, in-between remembering lines from THE HOT SPOT. After Don Johnson got that kiss from an uncertain Jennifer, the line was something like "That was about as much fun as kissing a fallen down drunk" but right now I can't vouch for the exact words to post the quote.Jennifer, with her long, long hair (I'm a sucker for that) and her cute flower-decorated open-toed summer sandals (sucker for that too!) + all that tension created by Virginia Madsen + ol' Don Johnson was quite great = well, don't expect anything but a corny partly crappy (kidding) thriller, but it had moments, good ones, and I would never forget charming good girl Jennifer Connelly in this one.

Miles burton The Hot Spot stars Miami Vice legend Don Johnson. Who plays the character of Harry Madox, a country wonderer who comes across a little business involving selling cars. Just on his second day of work he manages to get involved in stealing all the money from the business, and throughout the film people has suspicions that he is the one that caused the great fire in the town as a distraction for the people. On the way, he meets and falls in love with a young Jennifer Connelly (Blood Diamond) who helps him in proving that he is innocent to the police. I thought this film had a great sense of style to it. Don Johnson looks fantastic in it, and his performance was riveting. This film shows that he is more capable than just being a pretty face in Hollywood. The film is directed by Dennis Hopper, an Actor/ Director best known for his role in Tony Scott's 'True Romance' and for directing Robert Duvalle & Sean Penn in 'Colors' (1988)

kentuck444 This film has received some so-so reviews however I recommend it highly. It has an all star cast with Don Johnson, Jennifer Connelly and Virginia Madsen. There are many other faces you will recognize in the film. It is quirky just like the director Dennis Hopper. Lots of twists and turns and plenty of sex. Virginia Madsen and Jennifer Connelly nude scenes are worth the watch alone. It is a good story complete with Don Johnson snappy one liners and him at his height of cool. This was made during the Miami Vice days. Don Johnson is a drifter who blows into town and gets a job at a used car lot. Soon there are tales of romance, lust, crime, murder and robbery that are woven together in a manner that makes sense. It is a very entertaining film. The scenery of the locations are great too. I dig the film so much that I bought it. Cool classic cars in it too.

Claudio Carvalho When the drifter Harry Madox (Don Johnson) reaches a small town in Texas, he gets a job as used car salesman with the dealer George Harshaw (Jerry Hardin) and settles down in a hotel room. During a fire, Harry observes that the local bank is left empty and open without any security. Sooner he plots a scheme to rob the bank, provoking a fire in his room to distract the employees. When Harry meets George's wife Dolly Harshaw (Virginia Madsen), the easy woman teases him and they have sex. Harry becomes the prime suspect of the bank heist and is arrested, but Dolly provided the necessary alibi to release him and blackmails him to have a love affair with her. However, Harry falls in love for Gloria Harper (Jennifer Connelly), who works as accountant in the dealership. He discovers that Gloria is blackmailed by the despicable Frank Sutton (William Sadler) and he decides to press Sutton. But in the end, Dolly gets what she wants. "Hot Spot" is an unknown gem and one of the most amoral stories of the cinema history. With the exception of the sweet Gloria Harper and the cuckold George Harshow, the other three lead characters have no moral or ethical codes and Virginia Madsen performs one of the most despicable and Machiavellian femme fatale of the cinema. This masterpiece of Dennis Hopper is certainly the best work of Don Johnson and the soundtrack is stunning and among my favorites. I have just watched "Hot Spot" maybe for the sixth or seventh time and this film-noir has not aged. My vote is nine.Title (Brazil): "Hot Spot – Um Local Muito Quente" ("Hot Spot – A Very Hot Spot")Note: On 29 October 2011, I saw this film again.