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The Black Dahlia (2006)
The Black Dahlia is set in 1940s Los Angeles. Two cops, Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and his partner, Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart), 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.
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To say this movie was hard to follow would be a bit of understand. Following a fart on a windy day would be easier. It is not that I am too slow to understand what was going, it was that the story seemed to want to lose you by throwing in unnecessary twists that don't add to the plot. Don't get me wrong, it was an...
(complete The Black Dahlia review by The Alpha Craig)
The Black Dahlia Movie Review by B Movie Ben  (4/8/2007) |
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I am really not sure what to make of this film. I truly only watched it to see Scarlett Johansson and Hilary Swank. I was, of course, hoping for something of a story to go along with it. I was sorely disappointed as the film seemed to jerk along with no real direction. It certainly was no Chinatown - I really don't know...
(complete The Black Dahlia review by B Movie Ben)
| The Black Dahlia Movie Review by Zara (2/21/2007) |
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I wonder if people really just didn't get this film. Based (very) loosely on the real life case of a young woman murdered in Hollywood back in the 1940's, this wasn't meant to solve the crime. It wasn't meant to be the modern day cinematic equivalent of CSI. The theories put out there in the movie are from a fictional...
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| The Black Dahlia Movie Review by Matthew (9/20/2006) |
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There is an episode of "The Simpsons" in which Bart, Lisa and Marge are looking at old home movies. Unexpectedly, a clip showing Bart, at about age 2, getting potty trained by Marge shows up. In the clip, Bart says "I'm a big boy now". In the present, Bart is shocked and shouts "Ay caramba." "The Black Dahlia" is Josh...
(complete The Black Dahlia review by Matthew)
| The Black Dahlia Movie Review by Seth C (9/17/2006) |
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Words can't describe my dissappointment at Brian DePalma's "The Black Dahlia," however I suppose I'll try.
Maybe I should have done a little more research on the novel by James Ellroy this film is based upon, instead of the actual famous murder. As a History Channel nut and 'Unsolved Mysteries' guru like myself, the...
(complete The Black Dahlia review by Seth C)
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