Permit me to introduce myself. . .

"The Man From Elysian Fields" starts out very promisingly, with snappy, literate dialogue and interesting characters, but by the end it sadly deteriorates into a 3rd rate soap opera, and an unbelievable one at that. Mick Jagger, whose character narrates, is perfect in his role as the seducer/defiler (a man of definite wealth and taste), and everyone else is capable enough; it just doesn't really work, unfortunately.