In 1946, the former boxers Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert and Lee Blanchard are policemen in Los Angeles. Lee has a good relationship with his chief and uses a box fight between them to promote the department and get a raise to the police force. They succeed and are promoted to homicide detectives, working together. Bucky becomes a close friend of Lee and his girlfriend Kay Lake, forming a triangle of love. When the corpse of the aspirant actress Elizabeth Short is found mutilated,... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1946, the former boxers Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert and Lee Blanchard are policemen in Los Angeles. Lee has a good relationship with his chief and uses a box fight between them to promote the department and get a raise to the police force. They succeed and are promoted to homicide detectives, working together. Bucky becomes a close friend of Lee and his girlfriend Kay Lake, forming a triangle of love. When the corpse of the aspirant actress Elizabeth Short is found mutilated, Lee becomes obsessed to solve the case called by the press Black Dahlia. Meanwhile, Bucky's investigation leads him to a Madeleine Linscott, the daughter of a powerful and wealthy constructor that resembles the Black Dahlia. In an environment of corruption and lies, Bucky discloses hidden truths.
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| Slant MagazineKeith UhlichThe tragedy of Black Dahlia is that there is no finality for anyone--solving the "mystery," so to speak, counts for next-to-nothing. |
| Orlando WeeklyJohn ThomasonDe Palma has finally made a movie in which his bravura filmmaking aesthetic complements an intriguing story rather than smokescreens a mediocre one. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)A film as vivid, outrageous and thrilling as Hollywood itself. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonDelves into a visceral place, slashing through logic and proceeding from a purely physical, lascivious standpoint. |
| South Florida Sun-SentinelSean PiccoliSuch a baroque, incoherent mess it fails to please as a period piece or a murder mystery. |
| 3BlackChicks ReviewKamal 'The Diva' LarsuelI can't say anything really stood out in a positive way. |
| FilmJerk.comEdward HavensVilmos Zsigmond's lush cinematography alone is almost worth the price of admission, and Jenny Beavan's costumes remind us why the late 1940s were one of the best times for fashion in the modern era. |
| FilmsInReview.comVictoria AlexanderNot about the horrific murder and lacks erotic appeal. Hartnett cries a lot. De Palma kills the golden goose. |
| Lessons of DarknessNick SchagerNails the tale's particulars but not its soul. |
| CHUDDevin FaraciDe Palma's Black Dahlia captures exactly what I see in my head when I read James Ellroy's novels. |
