Scenes Of The Crime will leave you confused

Scenes Of The Crime stars Jon Abrahams as Lenny, a young mechanic who makes a little extra cash on the side driving for local crime boss Rick (Peter Greene).

Lenny’s girlfriend Carmen (Madchen Amick) is not too happy with the arrangement, she wants to get her man to the altar in one piece and doesn’t want him mixed up with the mob.

Her fears prove to be well-founded when one of Rick’s driving assignments ends up in the kidnapping of the head honcho of a local crime gang, Jimmy (Jeff Bridges).

Rick’s fool-proof plan starts to come apart at the seams when he’s knocked down and shot dead.

Lenny is left holding the baby with nothing but a gun to protect himself from Jimmy’s angry henchmen who are trying to get their boss back.

Meanwhile, Jimmy tries his best to persuade Lenny to let him go, telling him that what he’s doing is stupid. Lenny ends up confused, not knowing what to believe, or who.

Based on a true story, Scenes Of The Crime has its good points, most notably the performances of Bridges and Abrahams who manage their best to drag a muddled plot along.

But director Dominique Forma seems to lose his way.

The final scenes are as contrived and bewildering as you are likely to see in any film.

It’s hard to work out what the hell they were trying to say.

It’s a pity because he did well in setting the scene.

Drama, 15. Rating: 1/5