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Title: HORRIBLE film from a WONDERFUL book
Review: My title basically says it all. I will say to fans of Ellroy, the original book, etc. This film has NOTHING to do with those. They take some names, the Dahlia murder and mush it up with the worst, unbelieveable inane story. There is even a note at the very end of the film (which was too small for me to read on my tv screen) that said something like they use the characters and settings, but this is loosly based on the original novel.What was DePalma thinking? One could almost see a line of thought that said "let's make another....L.A. Confidential...no wait! let's make it like an old 40's film...no wait! let's make it like "Chinatown"! What they get is a horrible mess, a storyline that cannot be followed or believed and some of the absolute worst acting EVER!Unless you want to see the worst film ever made in this century, do not bother with this....read the book...or any James Ellroy instead.
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