L.A. Confidential (2008) USA
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Director:Curtis Hanson
Studio:Warner Home Video
Producer:Curtis Hanson, Michael G. Nathanson, Arnon Milchan
Writer:James Ellroy, Brian Helgeland
Rating:4.5 (344 votes)
Rated:R
Date Added:2010-06-23
ASIN:B000Q8QH0I
UPC:0085391156994
Price:$28.99
Awards:Won 2 Oscars, Another 72 wins & 43 nominations
Genre:Drama
Release:2008-09-23
IMDb:0119488
Duration:138
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:English, Spanish
Subtitles:English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
Curtis Hanson  ...  (Director)
James Ellroy, Brian Helgeland  ...  (Writer)
 
Kevin Spacey  ...  Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe  ...  Wendell 'Bud' White
Guy Pearce  ...  Edmund J. Exley
Kim Basinger  ...  Lynn Bracken
James Cromwell  ...  Dudley Smith
Danny DeVito  ...  Sid Hudgens
David Strathairn  ...  Pierce Morehouse Patchett
Ron Rifkin  ...  D.A. Ellis Loew
Matt McCoy  ...  'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase
Paul Guilfoyle  ...  Mickey Cohen
Paolo Seganti  ...  Johnny Stompanato
Elisabeth Granli  ...  Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor  ...  Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Steve Rankin  ...  Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Graham Beckel  ...  Dick Stensland
Summary: In a time when it seems that every other movie makes some claim to being a film noir, "L.A. Confidential" is the real thing--a gritty, sordid tale of sex, scandal, betrayal, and corruption of all sorts (police, political, press--and, of course, very personal) in 1940s Hollywood. The Oscar-winning screenplay is actually based on several titles in James Ellroy's series of chronological thriller novels (including the title volume, "The Big Nowhere", and "White Jazz")--a compelling blend of L.A. history and pulp fiction that has earned it comparisons to the greatest of all Technicolor noir films, "Chinatown". Kim Basinger richly deserved her Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of a conflicted femme fatale; unfortunately, her male costars are so uniformly fine that they may have canceled each other out with the Academy voters: Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, and James Cromwell play LAPD officers of varying stripes. Pearce's character is a particularly intriguing study in Hollywood amorality and ambition, a strait-laced "hero" (and son of a departmental legend) whose career goals outweigh all other moral, ethical, and legal considerations. If he's a good guy, it's only because he sees it as the quickest route to a promotion. "--Jim Emerson"