Mona Lisa (1986)

A noir-esque drama in which Londoner George (Bob Hoskins) gets out of prison after a seven year stretch and finds employment as a driver for a high-class call girl, bringing her to classy restaurants and stylish hotels to meet with rich clients. Initially at each other's throats, the duo's bickering succeeds in cutting through their exteriors, exposing the vulnerable realities underneath.
Like in most noirs an involvement with the female lead's wants and/or needs gets the male protagonist into hot water; here it involves George scouring the seedier ends of town on a personal mission for call girl Simone (Cathy Tyson), who's posh on the surface but common as shit below. The acting of both principals is first-rate, and is arguably what makes the film as good as it is.

3½ seaside stories out of 5