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A great entry in a long, gone genre

Nov 6, 2009

by Lopez15

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I'm a major fan of film noir I love everything about the mood , the dim lighting, the dark colors and the dark story but I'm here to tell you that this film has none of those qualities. You see this film is what you call a neo-noir it's not exactly a film noir but it also is at the same time. L.A. Confidential is what you call a masterpiece among crime films it's so perfect, so well done and so well acted to the point you don't even realize that your watching a film, you see when you watch L.A. your living a film which is something of very extreme rarity and pleasure.

When this film was released in 1997 nobody was interested in it and from it's box office opening it showed. But after just a week in theaters this film started to rack up the dough although it could have made allot more than what it did L.A. Confidential was a moderate box office success but it's popularity didn't stop, no this films fame and didn't end with it's theatrical run it soon became an instant Saturday night favorite and a landmark film effectively jump starting the "Neo-Noir" genre and ushering in a whole new era of crime films, many films have tried to copy this style and many have failed( actually all have failed.) but this film has been so widely acclaimed by critics and fans alike that even if you could copy it's style, even if you could mimics it's appeal, even if you could copy the sense of humor and the sense of justice and brilliance that it had you would never be able to capture the awe and glamor that this film has it's so grand and beautiful that if your a filmmaker at heart you'll almost want to cry.

L.A. Confidential is perfect in every way imaginable there isn't a single flaw or a single clique that exist in this film and let me say that I thoroughly enjoyed this film so much and if you have the heart for a period piece crime drama then look no further, this is the film.

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woopak_the_thrill January 10, 2010

this is one of my favorite movies as in all time! Great noirish look and amazing acting. Great movie!

Lopez15 January 10, 2010

I loved it just the same for that, it was a homage to the noir's of the 30's, 40's and early 50's and it just leap out at you as you watched it.

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ariajuliet November 06, 2009

Great share, I love this movie.

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Cast: Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey, Graham Beckel, Guy Pearce, David St. James, Paul Guilfoyle, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Gwenda Deacon, John Mahon, Matt McCoy, Ron Rifkin, Amber Smith, Paolo Seganti, Simon Baker-Denny

Director: Curtis Hanson

Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure

Release Date: September 19, 1997

MPAA Rating: R

Screen Writer: Curtis Hanson

Runtime: 2hrs 16min

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