| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by James Sanford |
| While it's always sad to see the warm weather fading away as the fall
approaches, few will be teary-eyed at the thought of such brainless
summer movies as "Excess Baggage" or "Money Talks" moving out of
theatres to make room for slightly smarter fare....more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Luke Buckmaster |
| Curtis Hanson, the director of River Wild and The Hand That Rocks the
Cradle, now features two of Australia's finest actors in his latest film
LA Confidential. Bursting of class and realism, the film is set in "The
City of Angels", Los Angeles, in the...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Jeff Walters |
| One of the best movies I've ever seen. I'd heard extremely
good things about this movie, and though the previews didn't really
intrigue that much, it was a movie I'd been anticipating for a few
months now. For some reason I'm not sure of - this...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by David Wilcock |
| L.A CONFIDENTIAL
(WARNER BROTHERS)
RUNNING TIME: 136 MINUTES (2 HOURS 16 MINUTES)
STARRING KEVIN SPACEY, RUSSEL CROWE, GUY PEARCE AND DANNY DeVITO
DIRECTED BY CURTIS HANSON
L.A Confidential is a very good detective crime thriller. The film opens
with Sid...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Ryan Davis |
| Welcome to 1950s Los Angeles, city of greed, corruption, money, and power,
just of few of it's qualities. L.A. CONFIDENTIAL displays all of these
characteristics in under two and a half hours, an incredible achievement. more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Jason Overbeck |
| This is the best film of the year. If TITANIC (****) wins Best Picture
at the Oscars it will be a tragedy the size of FORREST GUMP (***) over
PULP FICTION (****). The sad fact is that TITANIC will win. Nothing
against TITANIC which is one of the best...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Jun Yan |
| Screenplay by Brian Helgeland & Curtis Hanson
Directed by Curtis Hanson
Produced by Arnon Milchan & Curits Hanson & Michael Nathason
Based on the novel by James Ellroy
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Actors inclue Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Sridhar Prasad |
| Stop reading this review right now. Quickly shut down your
computer, and leave to go see L.A. Confidential. Then see it again.
Are you back? Good. Now we can talk
What I have just done is send you on one of the best film-rides in
the last...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Choo Eng Aun, Jack |
| Directed by Curtis Hanson
Starring : Kevin Spacey (Jack Vincennes)
Russell Crowe (Bud White)
Guy Pearce (Ed Exley)
Kim Basinger (Lynn Bracken)
Running Time : 2hrs 25mins
Rating : ****1/2 out of ***** more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Ted Prigge |
| Director: Curtis Hanson
Writers: Brian Hegeland and Curtis Hanson (based on the novel by James
Ellroy)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Bassinger, James
Cromwell, Danny DeVito, David Straithairn, Graham Beckel, Ron Rifkin,
Matt...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Brandon Stahl |
| It is an understood passion and an understood calm. Bud White walks into
the home of Lynn Bracken, a prostitute "cut to look like Veronica Lake."
He's one of L.A.'s finest investigating the murder of fellow cop, and one
of the leads takes him to her...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Nigel Bridgeman |
| L.A. Confidenial is a rare bird indeed: a modern American crime epic with
great acting, a great script, great direction and a great look to boot. How
many films these days can you say such a thing about these days? The old
saying that 'they don't make...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Phil Brady |
| Film Noir - I am beginning to suspect that this term is alienating
casual moviegoers who think this is an artsy-fartsy term for some type
of (grit your teeth!) art film. This is the only way I can accept the
lukewarm box office numbers for...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| . L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
A film review by Christopher Null
Copyright 1997 Christopher Null more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Andrew Hicks |
| As of today, October 6, 1997, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL is the
best film I've seen in a theater this year. By far. I've gotten so used to
formula hash like EXCESS BAGGAGE and SPEED 2 that when an
intelligent, suspenseful, absorbing action drama like this...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by C. Michael Bailey |
| Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David
Strathairn, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito.
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Screenplay by: Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson
Warner Brothers 1997
130 minutes more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: This is a dense, complex, multi-
layered crime story that may just be one of the
best films of its kind ever made. Great dialogue,
very good plot, great characters, good musical
score,...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| L.A. Confidential is what Lee Tamahori's 1996 Mulholland Falls should have
been. L.A. Confidential is a tight and well-written film about a group of
men, some cops, that all lead a ring of corruption. more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Yen, Homer |
| The seasoned Capt. Dudley Smith (James Cromwell) questions his new
protege, Ed Exley (Guy Pearce) about his political views when it comes
to police work. "Would you plant evidence to get a conviction if you
knew the person to be guilty? Would you shoot...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by David N. Butterworth |
| It's the early 1950s and the lure of Tinseltown brings the hapless and the
hopeful to the City of Angels. Maybe to make it as a Hollywood movie star.
Or maybe just to see one. more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Travis Daub |
| As a masterpiece of filming, editing, writing and acting, it
never asks the audience to wait for a predictable outcome or Hollywood
cliché, it never disappoints, and never says "I'm a blockbuster, so
pay more for your tickets." In essence, when I left...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Michael J. Legeros |
| (WB)
Directed by Curtis Hanson
Written by Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland, based on the novel
by James Ellroy
Cast Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell,
David Strathairn, Kim...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Travis \"Howling Mad\" Daub |
| L.A. Confidential is the best film of the year. Hands down.
As a masterpiece of filming, editing, writing and acting, it never asks
the audience to wait for a predictable outcome or Hollywood clichi, it
never disappoints, and never says "I'm a...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| I've always been fascinated with crime movies and their stories of police
investigation that make them so memorable and while some are too obvious and
others are excruciatingly difficult to follow in detail, 'L.A. Confidential'
has found the perfect...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Timothy Scott |
| As a film critic, it 's rare to see a film of such quality where
one has to wonder if heUll run out of superlatives to describe it. L. A.
Confidential presents such a dilemma. Of course, these are problems a
critic loves to have. Forget about The...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Ingredients: 1950s Los Angeles; femme fatale; ambitious but naïve
detective; corruption; big complicated city; politics; would be actors
and actresses lured by tinsel town only to become hookers; darkness,
mazes and layers of events left unresolved until...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Jamie Peck |
| Warner Bros. / 2:16 / 1997 / R (language, violence, sexuality)
Cast: Guy Pearce; Russell Crowe; Kevin Spacey; James Cromwell; Danny
DeVito; Kim Basinger; David Strathairn; Ron Rifkin
Director: Curtis Hanson
Screenplay: Curtis Hanson; Brian Helgeland more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| United States, 1997
U.S. Release Date: 9/19/97 (wide)
Running Length: 2:20
MPAA Classification: R (Profanity, violence, sex, nudity)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
(Warner Bros.)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David
Strathairn, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito.
Screenplay: Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson, based on the novel by
James Ellroy.
Producers: Curtis...more |
| L.A. Confidential Review |
| by Edward Johnson-Ott |
| In "L.A. Confidential", James Ellroy’s novel of police corruption in
1950’s Hollywood becomes a powerful, stylish film with dazzling acting
from an exceptional cast. Gorgeous art direction highlights the lurid
pulp tone of this complex, violent tale....more |
