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L.A. Confidential |
My Rating:
(out of 5 stars) |  |
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Primary Location: |
First Saw:In Theatre |
Saw at/with: At Mini-Cine
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Rating: R
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Year:
1997
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Category: Action Crime
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Director:
Chris Hanson
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Time:
136 min.
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Writer:
James Ellroy & Brian Helgeland
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| Mine: |
Great, great film. The dialog is sparkling. The plot is interesting to say the least. Great performances all around. Visually intriguing. REALLY REALLY good. I don't understand why Basinger got an oscar, she is passable and pretty but that is it.
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| Leonard Maltin/Plot synopsis: |
Vividly atmospheric tale of L. A. in the early 1950s, run by corrupt cops--one of whom (Spacey) works hand in hand with the publisher of a sleazy tabloid (DeVito). Self-righteous Pearce, however, thinks he can rise above the muck in the department. Director Hanson and Brian Helgeland's Oscar-winning adaptation of the James Ellroy novel is overlong but compelling and richly detailed; a bleak worldview, to be sure. Basinger won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar as the Veronica Lake-ish call girl, but she's surrounded by Oscar-worthy costars. Super 35.
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