A movie without much to expect, the photography though is good enough with all that underwater scenes in the Caribbean. Quite a poor plot and certainly not interesting.
Phoenix Blue, the movie about "an unseen music star with a dark secret", had been switched off after 5mn on our home television. 5mn had already tested my patience and the opening of the movie proved to be extremely dull and uninteresting for a mystery thriller.
Look not every film can be as good as Lord of the Rings or Gladiators, this film had a real good English feel to it, I thought the acting was good. It was kind of like Notting Hill meets Cocktail.
Despite the previous reviewer negative comments, I saw this movie, largely because it starred James Murray.That said, I ended up really enjoying it and have watched it repeatedly.
This is a very intriguing and under-rated British film. It concerns a 'top of the charts' pop singer named Phoenix Blue whom no one has ever seen, and we discover in the film that he lives mysteriously on a large yacht as a kind of fugitive.
I rarely choose to submit a review on IMDb these days, but I want to warn people about this film!A friend of mine hired this saying "it got a 7.
It's not as bad as mossman discribes. the reporter is a nice girl, she reminded my a little bit of meg ryan.
This film is not necessarily a complex story, but is most certainly i-candy throughout (with thanks no doubt to Director Tony Maylam, and Producer Simon Hardy, who is also credited with 'Sexy Beast')... beautiful locations, and cast as well.
Just seen this movie and it came as a very pleasant surprise. A highly original story that held me through to the end, about a bestselling recording artist who the world has never seen - no live performances, no TV appearances, no photos - just the music.
