A properly snaky, noirish 1990 story from James Ellroy, adapted by Hanson and Brian Helgeland (
Mystic River, Legend), in which tough guy Russell Crowe smartens up and principled Guy Pearce becomes...less principled. Kevin Spacey dies beautifully, Danny de Vito good as yellow journalist. With Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Simon Baker.
Jerry Goldsmith's score virtually reprises
Chinatown in its love theme. Dante Spinotti shot it handsomely in widescreen.
Exciting scenes e.g. Pearce's suspects interview, confrontation with the 'Nite Owl Killers', film is almost a trial run for
Line of Duty.
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