
1950's Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck un... (Full plot summary below)
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1950's Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime.
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| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleOne of the best crime dramas to come along in years. |
| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. LaforestL.A. Confidential is the closest thing to a classic cop movie you could imagine, a throwback to a few decades ago. |
| Window to the MoviesJeffrey ChenIt demands that the viewer pay attention, not assuming for one second that its audience may consist of dummies. That audience is rewarded with an environment oozing with atmosphere. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaPode parecer impossível, mas ainda se pode fazer um ótimo filme noir hoje em dia. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversAgainst all odds, L.A. Confidential succeeds brilliantly, right down to Jerry Goldsmith's score, which evokes his haunting theme from Chinatown without being haunted by it. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames KendrickDestined to be one of the best, if not the best, of the year. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranL.A. Confidential, with an exceptional ensemble cast directed by Curtis Hanson from James Ellroy's densely plotted novel, looks to be the definitive noir for this particular time and place. |
| The New York TimesJanet MaslinA tough, gorgeous, vastly entertaining throwback to the Hollywood that did things right. As such, it enthusiastically breaks most rules of studio filmmaking today. |
| Seattle TimesJohn HartlHanson has directed a number of clever suspense films, but this one puts everything else he's done in the shade. L.A. Confidential is at the same time his most personal movie and Hollywood filmmaking at its best. |
| Rochester Democrat and ChronicleJack GarnerSpeaking strictly on the record, and not at all hush-hush: Don't miss L.A. Confidential. |