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A disappointing movie
12 years, 7 months ago at Jun 25 9:18
2 votes
Back in the 70's and 80's, Brian de Palma was a very good director but, unfortunately, it has been a while since he has done anything really impressive. However, when I had heard about this project, I had some high hopes. Indeed, the story, the time period seemed to be taylor-made for De Palma and maybe he would eventually make an impressive come-back. However, the reception was rather poor and, e... read more
too complicated for me
17 years, 7 months ago at Jun 23 23:15
1 vote
although the setting (time, costumes, actors) was promising, I got lost somewhere in the middle. The plot is somehow confusing, all the time people show their dark side and tell some flashback story of the past.
That way, everybody is connected to everyone, and in the end, I just didn't care anymore.
promising but... boring and disappointin
17 years, 7 months ago at Jun 24 11:53
1 vote
Based on James Ellroy’s book of the same name.1940s. Los Angeles. Two cops, Bleichert aka Mr Ice (Hartnett) and Blanchard aka Mr Fire (Eckhart) investigate the brutal murder of a would-be actress, Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirschner).
Unfortunately this film just didn’t do anything right – except the the setting and costumes which were rather fine.
Being badl... read more
Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.
Release date: 15 September 2006
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" TITLE OF WRITTEN WORK: The Black Dahlia PUBLISHED FORMAT: novel AUTHOR/CREATOR: James Ellroy ORIGINAL PUBLICATION YEAR: 1987 HAVE I READ: No NOTES: The novel and the film are based on the true events surrounding the murder of Elizabeth Short. "
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