I eagerly awaited the release of this movie about the sensational Black Dahlia murder. A murder that was so gruesome, at the time, that is seemed unbelievable that a human being could have done it. The movie should not have been called The Black Dahlia because it has little to do with the real investigation.
The movie is shot well and really does justice to the period. Even opening with the “zoot suit riots” of the 40s. I am afraid that is all I am going to say good about the movie.
The movie was written by the person that wrote LA Confidential. Well, LA Confidential it ain’t.
The movie follows two cops, played by Josh Hartnett (remind me again WHY he is even in movies) and Aaron Eckhart (would love to see more of him in something quality), with somewhat flexible morals who end up on a special task force to investigate the Black Dahlia murder. Both cops have issues and have freaky girlfriends, played by Scarlett Johansson and Hillary Swank, that you don’t really know whether they are good girls or bad girls. Or just weird girls with weird issues, backgrounds and families. Oh, the family of the Hillary Swank character is to bizarre for words. Anyway, they plod along in this movie and discover who the Black Dahlia killer really is! Re-writing history is so much fun! The Black Dahlia murder is still unsolved.
I give this movie M out of MMMMM.
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Ahh, so the reviews were true. shame, with such a good cast.
I suppose I should have actually read some reviews! I hope Hollywood is better.
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