L.A. Confidential
This is one of those movies that I've always wanted to see, but somehow it managed to slip through the cracks. This is one of the best crime drama/mystery movies I've ever scene and it really nails the slick '50s noir feel. The star power doesn't hurt either. My grade: A
Synopsis: 1950's Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime. (via Imdb)
Director: Curtis Hanson (Wonder Boys)
Writers: Brian Helgeland (Mystic River) and Curtis Hanson (The Bedroom Window) based on the novel by James Ellroy
Stars: Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind), Guy Pearce (Memento), Kevin Spacey (American Beauty), Kim Basinger (The Door in the Floor), James Cromwell (The Green Mile), Danny DeVito (Get Shorty), Ron Rifkin (Boiler Room), David Strathairn (A League of Their Own)
Useless Trivia: The movie was going to be turned into a television series starring Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Vincennes and Melissa George as Lynn Bracken. Both HBO and Fox passed on it.
Synopsis: 1950's Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime. (via Imdb)
Director: Curtis Hanson (Wonder Boys)
Writers: Brian Helgeland (Mystic River) and Curtis Hanson (The Bedroom Window) based on the novel by James Ellroy
Stars: Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind), Guy Pearce (Memento), Kevin Spacey (American Beauty), Kim Basinger (The Door in the Floor), James Cromwell (The Green Mile), Danny DeVito (Get Shorty), Ron Rifkin (Boiler Room), David Strathairn (A League of Their Own)
Useless Trivia: The movie was going to be turned into a television series starring Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Vincennes and Melissa George as Lynn Bracken. Both HBO and Fox passed on it.
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