RARA-AVIS: LA Confidential
michael david sharp (msharp@umich.edu)
Thu, 18 Sep 1997 23:57:24 -0400 (EDT)
Just got back from a special free screening of L.A.
Confidential, attended
by Ellroy himself as well as the film's director (whose name is
escaping
me). Ellroy was half hilarious, half annoyingly self-important.
The movie,
however, rules. It's stunning. Amazingly complex and engaging
characters
and a plot that is multi-layered yet amazingly easy to follow.
Great
dialogue, great shoot-outs, and the scariest
guy-in-a-dark-and-smelly-
basement scene I've ever seen. I think I shouted "Oh my God"
out loud at
one point, along w/ dozens of other people. Spacey and
especially Russell
Crowe are perfect, and Kim Basinger is surprisingly (really
surprisingly,
since I usually can't stand her work) good. A great
movie-going
experience. Please see it.
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Michael D. Sharp, Dept. of English, University of
Michigan
(msharp@umich.edu)
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