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Title: L.A. Confidential
Year: 1997
Length: 138 minutes
Director: Curtis Hanson
Writer: Brian Helgeland & Curtis Hanson, based on the novel by James Ellroy
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito
Music: Jerry Goldsmith (and non-original music)
Distinctions: Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (Basinger); Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Score (dramatic), Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Editing and Best Sound; currently #62 on IMDb's Top 250
My reaction
Synopsis: three 1950s L.A. cops, solvin' crimes
How I saw it: on video a couple times, most recently yesterday (rented from Netflix)
Concept: Great.
Story: Good. It doesn't hold up to the kinds of movies it emulates, but it works.
Characters: Good.
Dialog: Indifferent.
Pacing: Great.
Cinematography: Indifferent.
Special effects/design: Great.
Acting: Good.
Music: Indifferent. Bad score, good soundtrack.
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good). It's entertaining but not memorable. In fact, I had a hard time figuring out if I'd seen it before, even after watching it.
Objective Rating: 3.0/4 (Good).
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