The Black Dahlia (DVD)

...Lee Blanchard become involved in the investigation into the murder of Elizabeth Short, a wannabe actress who was found badly mutilated. Bucky and Lee are friends, but their friendship takes a complicated turn when the investigation begins to involve them on a personal level - and the fact that Bucky is in love with Lee's girlfriend Kay does not help matters. To try and forget about Kay, Bucky turns to Madeleine Linscott, but soon finds that she is ...
...I really liked the sound of this film when it first came out; I love film noir and hard-boiled detective stories a la Dashiell Hammett, and this looked very much of that ilk. Plus it is based around a true story - Elizabeth Short really was murdered, although her murderer was never discovered. Then the reviews started coming in, and I don't think I read a single positive one, which put me off for a while. Curiosity eventually got the better of me ...

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The Black Dahlia is set in 1940s Los Angeles. Two cops, Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and his partner, Lee Blanchard, investigate the death of Elizabeth Short, a young woman found brutally murdered. Bucky soon realizes that his girlfriend had ties to the deceased, and soon after that, he begins uncovering corruption and conspiracy within the police department. - This is taken from imdb.com because I really can't think of a better or less concise ...
...wants to be and lacks the heart, character development or intrigue to make you care. Dripping with pretentiousness, drowned in stupidity and suffocated by the most non-sensical script in recent memory The Black Dahlia offers no answers, offers no emotional satisfaction and only succeeds in being extremely frustrating. Essentially The Black Dahlia isn't a bad piece of film making; infact it's absolutely beautiful to look at and consistently entertains, ...

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...most gruesome unsolved crimes is the murder of failed starlet Elizabeth Short. Based on James Ellroy's novel of the same name, "The Black Dahlia" follows two detectives as they investigate the horrific killing. Former boxers Bucky Bleichert and Lee Blanchard are a chalk and cheese pairing. Bucky is young and idealistic, while Blanchard's experiences have made him jaded. They make a great team, sharing everything, including Blanchard's beautiful girlfriend ...
...to devour them. From the outset you can tell what "Scarface" director Brian De Palma is trying to do; create a slick, very grown-up modern film noir in the vein of "LA Confidential". Well, it certainly looks the part. Though the majority of the movie is shot in colour, it has a film noir sensibility to it. Everything takes on a sepia tone and creamy visual quality that fits the mould. He matches the genre in slightly off-kilter camera angles, the ...

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"I've seen better films on the Lifetime Network"... ~ Quote from a little old lady in the ladies room after exiting the Saturday matinee of The Black Dahlia ~ Look, there are just some people out there that will watch anything simply because it is 'the thing to see'. The reason I saw this film was because it was the ONLY feature film listed that I had not already seen at the theater. I was just coming out of the gym, didn't want to go home yet, ...
...I'm going to give you the "Why nots". The film is directed by Brian De Palma. First off, I am not a Brian De Palma fan. I don't even want to waste time talking about him. In summary, he is just one of those directors you either love, or hate, his films. No middle ground. Quick Examples: LOVED: Scarface, The Untouchables, & Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 HATE: Every single thing else, yes, that would include, Mission ...

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...is an good adaptation of the novel (of the same name) written by the brilliant crime writer, James Ellroy. It was relesed in September 2006 and hosts a number of stars taking big roles including; Josh Hartnett (of 40 Days and 40 Nights), Scarlett Johansson (of Lost in Translation), Aaron Eckhart (of Erin Brockovich) and Hilary Swank (of Million Dollar Baby). I had read the novel and decided to see watch the film to see if it was all that i had imagined. ...
...and smokiness of the 1940's crime scene. Hartnett plays the role of Dwight "Bucky" Bleichart, an ex boxer who becomes a warrants officer for the LAPD after the war. He partners up with Eckharts character, Lee Blanchard, also an ex boxer, and they become a crime fighting duo named Fire & Ice. As they are busy chasing a rapist, the horrifically tortured body of an aspiring young actress gets found, and they get assigned to homicide to help catch the ...

shelley1986 01.06.2007 · Read full review
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...to start?? i should say the beginning but i found this film so boring i could barely watch which made it really hard to keep track of. some fils grab you at the start and pull you in this had me wanting to find something else to do. the only good thing about this film was the gory bits which were very few and far between but they were very gory! excellant. i love josh harnett and was amazed so many people put there names to this film. the end however ...
...to tell you about as the polt is confusing, it seems to be set in the 1950's and very well with even mentions of film stars in the 50's era, the film starts off with 2 boxers who are actually cops who turn out to be best buddies one with a partner one without (harnett) but its so obvious who scarlett wants to be with and it happens but then it seems women in the 50's are very promiscuous!! its a murder mystery with a twist which comes out right at ...

gettiton 22.12.2006 (04.01.2007) · Read full review
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