LA Confidential is a movie I watched a few times when it hit theaters in 1997 but only now fully embraced many years later.
I love stumbling upon a classic film years after its release. Off the record, on the Q.T., and very hush-hush, L.A. Confidential is a movie I watched a few times when it hit theaters in 1997 but only now fully embraced. Maybe my tastes have changed over time, or perhaps as a kid, I was just an idiot. Either way, I didn’t fully understand Curtis Hanson’s sublime film noir on my first watch.In 1997, I was still very much in love with Tinsletown with aspirations to start a movie career.
Hanson, who co-wrote with Brian Helgeland, based on James Ellroy’s sprawling novel, tackles heady themes about corruption, power and control, class and social issues, and media influence. The result is a brooding morality tale peppered with snippets of stylized action, sly humor, terrific dialogue , and robust set pieces. It’s brilliant, albeit insightful, entertainment.
The setup goes south, leading to the kid’s death, a consequence that compels Vincennes to rethink his life’s purpose.”Why did you become a cop?” Exley asks him. A pause. “I don’t remember,” Vincennes solemnly replies. Crowe’s Bud White likewise enjoys a unique character arc, morphing from a morally corrupt police officer willing to compromise the rules to attain justice to a righteous detective who takes a firm stand against the systemic corruption that has corrupted the police force. I like how Captain Dudley Smith manipulates White throughout the picture, an action that ironically contributes to his change of heart.
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