L.A. Confidential

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L.A. Confidential is a movie that all film noirs should aspire to be. It totally captures the feeling and perspective of things going on in the early 1950's. Tremendous cast with Kevin Spacey, Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe in the lead roles with Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito and David Strathairn in supporting roles. The movie even has a fake TV show called Badge of Honor which is very similar to the real life show Dragnet of that era. This is the movie that made Russell Crowe a star to the American filmgoing audience. How any self respecting legitimate movie fan voted for an over budgeted melodrama like Titanic over this great film should have their film voting credentials stripped ASAP.

My God this movie is good. Crime thriller at his best. Not for a single moment i feelt boore. Even though the run time was more than 2 hour, i was always at the edge of my chair. The cast and the acting was absolute. Great movie. Must was. In case if you are wondering what's rollo tomasi, go and find out.

LA Confidential is an outstanding and original film that is well made and performed across the board. This is a very absorbing modern film noir with meticulous attention to detail with corruption running rampant once the many layers are peeled away. In this world, nothing is quite what it seems, especially in 1950's LA. Performances are second to none and Guy Pierce, Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey bring lots of depth and complexity to these roles as these characters are brought to life. The film is beautifully shot and scored with period songs and Jerry Goldsmith's score going back and forth. The storytelling is excellent and is a great adaptation of James Ellroy's novel. LA Confidential holds up well and as far as crime thrillers go, it is one of the best with the right mix of action, suspense and a truly engrossing story with complex characters. A very interesting film and flawless in my opinion.

This movie is definitely an old-school detective yarn, played exquisitely by each actor from Basinger to Rifkin.

L.A. Confidential is a 1997 neo noir starring Guy Pierce, Kevin Spacey and Russel Crowe. This is definitely one of the greatest from the genre, maybe even the second greatest, only behind the inimitable Chinatown. The performances are phenomenal, everyone in the film is good, espeacily the 3 main character and also Kim Basinger. The plot is very intriguing, gripping and overall just incredibly interesting. It's an almost flawless film and very worth a watch. 9.5/10

I love this movie, it was intelligent, beautiful to look at, and had a fantastic screenplay. I even like the length and the amount of characters and how you had to pay attention, which is not necessary with most movies these days. My only gripe is the totally over-rated performance of Kim Basinger. Anyone could have played that part. I always think that in order to win an Oscar there should be at least a moment of something approaching memorable...where you can see why that person won...not in this case. She added nothing to this movie; I thought hers was the worse performance in the movie (other than Danny DeVito, who was in another movie entirely). Why wasn't Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, and James Cromwell nominated for Supporting Actor? Crowe could easily have won - he WAS that guy. Good, solid movie.

Mostly based on actual facts, L.A. Confidential tells the story of Hollywood in the 50's. Corruption and crimes are growing this time. Drug dealers, prostitutes and murders occupy L.A. Three cops of entirely different characters are coming forward to investigate on this, in their own style. One policeman is a straight, strict to the law person. Another one is very brutal, low tempered and tough person. And the last one of corrupt, who is doing dirty things for few bucks. Directed by Curtis Hanson and camera by Dante Spinotti. Technical side is amazing, by all aspects. Cast also did wonderful job. The characterization was so careful and well made. Each person has his own characteristics. One of the best crime dramas. A Must watch! #KiduMovie

L. A. Confidential can be attributed to perhaps the best stage of Hollywood cinema (beautiful 90s). There is a smart plot, a great cast, a good soundtrack and camera work. One of the most striking examples of noir. A well-conveyed historical era. Clearly the best film of Curtis Hanson's career.

Modern classic, great cast of characters and a story line that keeps you hanging on until the end.