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Jun 16, 2023dissymissylessy rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
now, james ellroy: there's a writer! f-a-a--a-a-a-a-b u l o u s !!
Nov 01, 2022GGoulet428 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Fine Oscar nominated score by Jerry Goldsmith, and fine performances by Russell Crowe (who also should been nominated) and Guy Pearce.
Sep 24, 2022jrenfro2 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I love this movie. Great crime drama set in the '50s about the corruption of both Hollywood and the police department. I don't mean necessarily about things such as police brutality, but instead things like how far you will go as a police…
Oct 10, 20191aa rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Although its a fairly long movie at two and a quarter hours, it never flags or get bogged down; the plot is so complicated that the real pleasure if the film comes with trying to figure out what is going on even while the characters are…
May 13, 2019
The smutty, seamy side of Hollywood in the 1950s is explored in this intriguing, multi-layered film based on James Ellory's famous novel of the same name. L. A. Confidential's hard-as-nails story centers around the activities of the Los…
Apr 06, 2019Moviereviewer rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Great acting, action, mystery and investigative solving by the 1950's LAPD, part corrupt and part heroic. A good intriguing murder mystery and a little comedy about the multiple investigations of murders, corruption and prostitutes in…
Feb 04, 2019LPL_KevinC rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Cop pulp at its finest. For a bit of LPL trivia, a now retired copy of LA Confidential holds the record for most circulated item with 530 checkouts.
Sep 25, 2018akirakato rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Directed, produced and co-written by Curtis Hanson in 1997 based on James Ellroy's 1990 novel of the same name, this American crime drama depicts the intersection of police corruption and Hollywood celebrity in the 1950s. With twists and…
Sep 16, 2018richibi rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
a film noir, but in Cinemascope and colour, testosterone flies all over the place in all kinds of amoral directions, including over the top, but with superb acting throughout, great cinematography, and artful direction
Mar 22, 2018CarlitoQuinones rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Kevin Spacey channeling Dean Martin.
Mar 09, 2018Rach_73 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Long movie, but held my attention the whole time.
Jul 12, 2017RoyalJellyIII rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Spicy and boiling-hot, this sensational early-'50s crime drama is a morality play disguised as pulp fiction -- a sprawling saga of corruption and redemption set against a flashy West Coast backdrop.
Jul 10, 2017VonHafenstaaad rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
L.A. Confidential is a movie bull's-eye: noir with an attitude, a thriller packing punches. It gives up its evil secrets with a smile.
May 14, 2016ethereal_high rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of my all-time favourite movies. I revisit it every couple of years and so should you!
Aug 08, 2015surrey10149 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Good movie..... Can't understand how Kim B. even got nominated for an Oscar !!?? She has probably less than a page of dialogue; and maybe..... 1/2 hr of screentime. Mediocre performance by a mediocre actress !!! Definitely not an Oscar -…
Feb 06, 20150cho rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Saw this movie ages ago and it stands up well. Great cast and script. You have to pay attention in this movie, lots of stuff going on and lots of names being thrown around. Great movie!
Oct 21, 2014Janice21383 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
You know the old movie trope about the detective, boxer, or shamus who wants nothing more than to retire to a chicken farm? Well, one of the characters of L. A. Confidential does just that, and I'm not convinced it isn't a bitter joke.…
Oct 01, 2014JOSEPH DENHAM rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
LA Confidential is one of the two or three best crime suspense thrillers of the 1990s, and probably one of the top fifteen or twenty of all time. It's exceptionally well-written and somewhat more sophisticated and complex than most crime…
Aug 31, 2014lukasevansherman rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The greatest neo-noir of the last two decades and the only respectable film adaptation of James Ellroy.
Aug 03, 2014ManMachine rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
For starters - I'm sorry to say, but I did not immediately fall in love with Kim Basinger (as I know I was expected to) the very second she first stepped into the camera's view. Nor did I ever warm-up to Basinger's…
Oct 03, 2013d2013 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent movie!
btmslt
Feb 13, 2013btmslt rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A good cop thriller with several twists.
Green_Bird_203
Oct 02, 2012Green_Bird_203 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
One of the best crime movie I've ever seen....A well written and scripted story....A brilliant ensemble of cast......Great performances....Thrilling music. Yes, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, and James Cromwell rule the screen, Kim Basinger…
Sep 19, 2012Keogh rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An intricate film, with one of the best casts assembled in the last quarter century. The film deals with crime, sex, ambition, and intrigue in Los Angeles decades ago, and follows in the great film noir tradition. It's a compelling,…
lasertravis
Sep 07, 2012lasertravis rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I did enjoy this movie. It had a twisty plot with great acting and good action when you could find it. The script was tight and it excelled as a period piece. Settings looked perfect. Characters looked perfect. I do not, however, think…