in general and life can be a most try proposition even in the best of time while and simply negotiate the daily grind can be exasperate for even the most resilient among u . and that why it so refresh to find respite from the drama of day to day live a safe haven and if you will even if it only for a couple of hour or so at the movie and which be just what you get with the light hearted comedy and ` crocodile dundee in los angeles and direct by simon wincer . in this third installment of the ` dundee series and once again star paul hogan a the famed and fearless crocodile hunter and mick dundee and we find mick and his significant other and sue charleton ( linda kozlowski ) and their fourth grade son and mikey ( serge cockburn ) living in a small hamlet ( population 20 ) in australia on the cusp of the outback . when the editor of sue father west coast office of his newspaper in america dy suddenly and mr. charleton ask his journalist daughter to fill in for a few week until he can find a permanent replacement . so it off to los angeles for mick and sue and mikey and where sue quickly find herself involve with the investigation of a shady new movie studio and while mick get work there a an extra on their late production . there also plenty of time for mick and mikey to explore the terrain of the big city and which be new territory for mikey and but for mick already a veteran of a trip to new york it become just one g woulday after another and mate . which be really what this film be all about . and it work . it light fare from the outset and and wincer do a good job of keep it all on track and present the material in just the right way . it casual fun and a lot of laugh and and though there a lot of sight gag and physical humor it never overblown or slapstick and which keep the rhythm of the film intact and make the humor flow quite naturally . in short and wincer have the formula down for what work here and and he never attempt to make this film anything other than what it be and which make it easy for the audience to just go with it and enjoy the proceeding . hogan have a charismatic screen presence and and a mick he so lay back that you feel relaxed just watch him . he make his character real and and the way he under reacts to just about any give situation make the story refreshingly and readily accessible . watch this movie be kind of like spend some time with an old friend while it a fun and pleasant experience and and make you glad you get together after all these year . like the film itself and hogan never attempt to make mick anything other than what he be and which be a guy who happen to hunt crocodile for a living . and that an aspect he could easily have try to play upon and approach it from the perspective that this be a rather ` odd occupation compare to the average guy on the street . but he doesn not take that route and opt instead to make mick just another average guy on the street and like the clerk at the store or the mailman . and it lend credibility to the character and as well a the story and inasmuch a the plot be fairly insignificant in light of the fact that this movie be really about the character and the way they interact and a oppose to what the storyline be . it good work by hogan and who have create a character who be so likable and real and while hogan the actor and in retrospect and be destine to be under appreciate for it . it one of those instance in which it too hard to separate the actor from the character and which in essence be a tribute to the quality of hogan performance . after be absent from the big screen for some six year and it good to see linda kozlowski back reprise her role of sue charlton . a an actor and she be talented and have an extremely natural screen presence and be absolutely gorgeous while it a shame she hasn not make more than a half dozen movie or so since ` dundee ii in 1988. her role here be fairly straightforward and but she play it so well and and with such facility and that it the kind of performance that be easily and too often overlook . and she play well opposite hogan ( but then and she should while theyre marry in real life ) . she a gifted actor and and hopefully we will see much more of her in the near future while her continued presence would be a real asset to the cinematic community . serge cockburn and meanwhile and do a good turn a mikey while he a likable youngster with a natural talent that be a definite asset to this film . also help to sell the movie be alec wilson and a jacko and mick friend from australia who follow him to l. a. to join in the fray and and who add some laugh along the way . the support cast include jere burn ( rothman ) and jonathan bank ( milo ) and aida turturro ( jean ) and paul rodriguez ( diego ) and kaitlin hopkins ( miss mathis ) and gerry skilton ( nugget ) and steve rackman ( donk ) . an entertaining and uplifting comedy and ` crocodile dundee in los angeles be well craft and deliver and and will make you feel good and put a smile on your face . there would not be any oscar here and but it doesn not matter while this be a film that make life a little brighter for awhile anyway and that not such a bad deal in the grand scheme of thing . it the magic of the movie . i rate this one positive .