Apparently im the only one who thought it was a good movie?
- And the only one who thought Josh Hartnett wasn't wrong for this role?
It was a good movie, I'm not saying it was great or the best, but interesting and the acting was good. I thought Josh was really good as Bucky and played him well.
Well, I'm fine with being a minority :) But let me know if anyone else liked this.
Oh..Josh - You are hot... I had to be said :)
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You are not the only one! I agree with everything you've stated! Except for the part where you say how hot Josh Hartnett is, but that doesn't have much to do with the film itself, haha.
It was a well made film, it was well acted, well directed, the camera and cinematography was amazing.
I'm a member of this minority as well!
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The reviews here in Spain were mostly positive. People hated the movie in USA because they were expecting a more deeper approach on the case, and not a story about two cops obssession with the Black Dahlia.
Anyway, I think that Fincher's three hours project in BW would have been awesome!
I hated "Black Dahlia" when I saw it in theatres because, like everyone else, I didn't think it stacked up well next to "LA Confidential".
Flash forward a couple years and I now think it's one of De Palma's greatest films. "LA Confidential", in comparison, now seems filled with cliches. How many movies do we need where the "fatherly boss" is actually the "secret bad guy"? "Monster's Inc", "The Fugitive", "La Confidential", "Minority Report" etc etc, it's all the same thing.
"Black Dahlia", in contrast, is so murkly, so labyrinthal, that you get completely lost in its world. It's only upon second and third viewings that the viewer, like a detective, begins to cutlass his way through the plot, clues slowly coming into focus.
Noirs like "The Maltese Falcon", "The Big Sleep", "Black Dahlia", "The Big Lebowski" and "A Scanner Darkly" are, in the long run, much more interesting than more action oriented fare like "La Confidential". With plots so dense they verge on annoying, these are the noirs which reward repeat viewings and tend to age best.
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Noirs like "The Maltese Falcon", "The Big Sleep", "Black Dahlia", "The Big Lebowski" and "A Scanner Darkly" are, in the long run, much more interesting than more action oriented fare like "La Confidential". With plots so dense they verge on annoying, these are the noirs which reward repeat viewings and tend to age best.
"How many movies do we need where the "fatherly boss" is actually the "secret bad guy"? "Monster's Inc", "The Fugitive", "La Confidential", "Minority Report" etc etc, it's all the same thing."
Yeah but remember that aside from 'The Fugitive', 'L.A. Confidential' came before all those other movies. And the novel which had the self-same plot twist, came before any of those movies.
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I liked it. My only criticism doesn't concern the movie itself, but De Palma's choice to follow the fictional Black Dahlia novel's conclusion. I would rather he left the audience suspended at the end. Maybe bringing us close to several possible endings, but leaving us guessing and consumed. Kinda like what really happened. If any film maker is capable of pulling out before a climax it is De Palma. Otherwise, I quite enjoyed the movie. Fiona Shaw steals her scenes with aplomb. I had to rewind and watch the dinner scene twice! She rocks!
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I enjoyed the film. I watched it as the conclusion of my Noir trilogy. Sin City, Twilight (the good one with paul newman) and this rock. there ought to be a box set, if it weren't different studios.
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You're not the only one. I was quite impressed with how close to the original source material the film was. OK, so none of the characters were attractive - It's based on a James Ellroy book, an author for who there are no good guys, only levels of damaged. It captures the nihilism and moral ambivalence better than I'd given a Hollywood film credit for, and even though (having read the book) I knew the ending, a good cast kept the suspense throughout.
I can see this one being reappraised as a lost classic in ten years time - and not as 'pure torture porn' as some mentalist put it.
"Oh Josh-you are so hot" that about sums up your appreciation for this movie.....not exactly a good reason to consider this a good movie
shareJust saw this. I read the negative reviews and I was hoping for a serious thriller before I started watching... BUT I got a really cool film noir-ish 90's style comic book type of movie.
After about half an hour I gave up on realism and the thing just worked for me.
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I enjoyed it. Although it was very bizarre at times, but's something I could watch again. It was complex and visually perfect. Good movie, and I would ive it more than the 5/10 it got on this site.
Josh Hartnett wasn't that great in his role...but whatever.
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I really like the movie (7,5/10). The book is far better though !
sharei remember seeing the movie in theaters and thought that it was pretty good. sure, there are parts that seem to drag too long, but overall it was an entertaining movie.
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