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Summary:
Based on the best-selling novel by James Ellroy and directed by Curtis Hanson, this award-winning crime drama explores both the dark side of the Los Angeles police force and Southern California's criminal underbelly in the early '50s, when Hollywood was still seen as America's capital of sophistication, glitter, and glamour. Dudley Smith (James Cromwell) is the head of the... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Kevin Spacey - (Jack Vincennes)
Russell Crowe - (Bud White)
Guy Pearce - (Ed Exley)
James Cromwell - (Dudley Smith)
Kim Basinger - (Lynn Bracken)
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Review:
A polished policier in the tradition of Chinatown (1974), with a plot as convoluted as film noir chestnut The Big Sleep (1946), L.A. Confidential (1997) proved that it was still possible to fashion an actor-driven detective yarn in 1990s Hollywood. Adapting the story from James Ellroy's novel, director Curtis Hanson deftly c... Continue >>

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