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L.A. Confidential (1997) Rank 2 Reviews
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Salon.com (Dwight Garner)
"HARD BOILED CRIME FICTION," novelist James Ellroy has pronounced, "is the history of bad white men doing bad things in the name of authority." "L.A. Confidential," the new Curtis Hanson film based on Ellroy's 1990 novel of the same name, is something ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at Salon.com (Dwight Garner)
Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)
Finalmente! James Ellroy è uno dei massimi scrittori americani viventi, il cui talento va oltre i limiti del genere nero di cui è specialista; eppure finora tutti gli adattamenti dei suoi romanzi per il piccolo e il grande schermo erano stati deludenti. ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)
Tempi Moderni
James Ellroy è, a nostro avviso, il maggior romanziere apparso sulla scene della narrativa statunitense nel corso degli ultimi vent'anni: con il trittico di Lloyd Hopkins prima (uno dei pannelli del quale, lo splendido "Le strade dell'innocenza", ha ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at Tempi Moderni
BBC Films
showbiz of Tinseltown, the customers and staff of a seedy all-night diner are murdered in an apparently unexceptional gangster-style shoot-out. Three officers set about investigating the incident under the steely watchfulness of their captain, Dudley ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at BBC Films
The Boston Phoenix
After Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino's self-conscious deconstruction of what was already the most self-conscious and ironic of Hollywood genres, it seemed unlikely that anyone could make a film noir with a straight face. Almost all the faces are ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at The Boston Phoenix
MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
If there is one thing that you must do when you watch "L.A. Confidential", the cinematic adaptation of James Ellroy's Fifties noirish crime saga, it is this: YOU MUST PAY ATTENTION. A momentary lapse in your focus, or a brief hiatus to the restroom at an ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
Expanded Cinemah
Distretto di polizia di L.A.. Una sparatoria in un locale, con diverse vittime, suscita l’interesse dell’opinione pubblica quanto quella della sezione omicidi. Tra i cadaveri è riconosciuto un funzionario di polizia. Ed Exley, giovane poliziotto in ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at Expanded Cinemah
reVision
L.A. Confidential come un giornale scandalistico che fruga nel torbido della grande città . L.A. Confidential come "Hush-Hush", Zitti-Zitti, rivista di pettegolezzi specializzata in colpi ad effetto. E' la Los Angeles dei primi anni Cinquanta, una città ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at reVision
TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Director Curtis Hanson keeps the hugely complicated story zooming along the boulevard of broken dreams without losing sight of the details that make the trip worthwhile. ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Future Movies (Jay Richardson)
There has been much comment about L.A. Confidential's style -- particularly the palpable authenticity of its sense of time (it is set in the early 1950s) -- and deservedly so. From the upholstery on a diner's banquettes to the bands on men's hats, from ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at Future Movies (Jay Richardson)
filmdeculte.com (Peter Dourountzis)
997 aurait pu être l’année de L.A. Confidential. A chaque nouvelle vision du film de Hanson, l’euphorie d’une cinéphilie comblée fait se poser inlassablement les mêmes questions: pourquoi le film a-t-il reçu si peu d’Oscars, tant il est ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at filmdeculte.com (Peter Dourountzis)
CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Mariela Bernardini)
Dire che "L.A. Confidential" è un capolavoro è veramente poco. E' uno di quei film che ti coinvolge completamente, al punto di volerlo rivedere subito dopo aver finito di leggere i titoli di coda!
Negli anni '50 un gruppo di poliziotti si trova a ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Mariela Bernardini)
El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
Box Office Magazine
Adapted from the novel by James Ellroy, Curtis Hanson's dark and moody "L.A. Confidential" is a top-notch thriller, an intricate tale of corruption, lust and betrayal that thematically recalls vintage film noir while stylistically coming closer to Roman ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at Box Office Magazine
Boxoffice Magazine
Adapted from the novel by James Ellroy, Curtis Hanson's dark and moody "L.A. Confidential" is a top-notch thriller, an intricate tale of corruption, lust and betrayal that thematically recalls vintage film noir while stylistically coming closer to Roman ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Megaklik - no nonsense movie reviews in Slovene
V petdesetih sta se pod blešĨeĨo fasado Los Angelesa, mesta angelov, skrivala splet nizkih Ĩustev, izsiljevanj in korupcije ter vnetljiva zmes resniĨnosti in fikcije. Oboje sta pogojila hollywoodski vzpon ter gospodarska rast povojne Amerike. ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at Megaklik - no nonsense movie reviews in Slovene
Mutant Reviewers From Hell
L.A. Confidential is a cop drama (a genre I absolutely ADORE (sense the sarcasm?)) focused on three cops in particular: Bud White (Russell Crowe), Ed Exley (Guy Pearce), and Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey). Okay, with those three names right there you KNOW ...read the complete L.A. Confidential movie review at Mutant Reviewers From Hell
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