Michael Ledo After an emotional film of the wall coming down, Lena (Felicity Waterman) comes to LA to see the sights and show off her bad German accent. She gets her luggage swapped with criminal who come after her, but not before she meets a rich cabbie and does the frolic in sand and sun scene. The film is light and tries to be clever. It has some folks with name recognition such as Bill Dana and Pat Morita and Susan Anton.Unlike my peers, I wasn't overly entertained. The accent was really bad. Available on multi-packs.

dansview This film is based upon mixed up luggage at L.A.X.and crooks chasing someone as a result. I can think of at least two movies that were loosely based on the same concept, which came out much earlier than this.Out of Bounds with Anthony Michael Hall and Into The Night with Jeff Goldblum.Chris Lemmon has a very appealing and natural screen presence. What a bizarre twist of fate that his career never took off, yet less appealing actors' careers did. Even being the son of a world famous actor didn't propel him to the next level. That's a shame, because he is wonderful in this role.The lead actress fit her role beyond perfection, because they didn't want her to be smoking-hot like some chick born and raised in the free world. But they still needed her to be above average, in order to hold the male viewer. (She is supposed to be from East Germany)This lady was a bit too thin and sported the accent of an unappealing national identity, (East German), so it wasn't like she was a voluptuous Swedish blonde.Nevertheless, at times she played up her femininity and then she was hot enough.What really marks this film as unique is that it's also based upon an historical milestone (Berlin wall coming down/End of European Communism), and plays off of that dynamic. It was filmed in 1990, right after that event and its' historical paradigm shift took place in '89.Add to the mixture the fact that 1990 marked the beginning of the end of white middle class culture in Los Angeles. The world-rocking events of '89 put an end to the Cold War and our need for lots of Aerospace innovation. This eroded the L.A. economy, which had been filled with good-paying Aerospace Engineer and support jobs.Then just two years later the L.A. riots pushed more middle class folks out, and the floodgates of illegal immigration opened wider to fill the void. So the movie is showing you an L.A. on the cusp of change, although one would not necessarily know that if they were watching it when it came out.1990 also marks the beginning of the end of 80s culture in L.A. So I loved to catch any musical or style-related motifs in this movie. Having said that, it did not have an abundance of synth-pop music, since James Dean and the 50s were a major theme of the movie and the main character drives a car from that era.The gangster stuff and the horribly miscast Nick Mancuso were huge errors, but the cuteness of the characterizations of our two main protagonists saved this film from oblivion. Watch it with your partner and bring some popcorn. I watched it alone, and on an empty stomach. It wasn't satisfying enough to fulfill me, but would have been with the latter two enhancements.

vegasniceguy-1 I enjoyed the movie, partially because I was in rapture with Felicity Waterman. She is very attractive and did an excellent job portraying a naive East German girl coming to visit Hollywood. I even believed she was European, her accent seemed that good. Also thought Chris Lemmon was good in his role. While obviously no way he could match his father's career, was surprised he didn't have a larger career. Seems like a very likable guy. Some excitement, some laughs, some love. I enjoyed the movie, would watch it again, even if only to see Ms. Waterman in that short dress. Somebody involved in creating this movie definitely had a thing for James Dean.

Amy Adler Lena (Felicity Waterman) lives in East Germany, a country just liberated because of the fall of the Berlin Wall. A James Dean fan, she comes to California to visit the Hollywood scene in Los Angeles. However, she first lands in East Los Angeles, in a pretty dire neighborhood. Once she finds the genuine movie making neighborhood, she rests content. But, not for long! Her traveling baggage is mixed up with another woman's, a lady who turns up dead. Lena turns to erstwhile cab driver, Mike (Chris Lemmon) for help in the ensuing and dangerous situations that come her way. Will Lena really have a rest- and-relaxation vacation in LaLa Land? The two stars, Waterman and Lemmon, make this movie palatable. They are attractive and comedically gifted. The script is one of the been there, done that type, however, with little coherence at times. Conversely, the sunny scenery and costumes add to a pleasant viewing. If you are a romcom fan and would climb mountains for a nice kiss or two, you will be happy you took a chance with this film. Everyone else would probably be a bit bored and switch to E.R. reruns.