Inspired by the most notorious unsolved murder in California history.
Pretty good overall. The tone seemed right, compared to the book: dark, savage, bitter.
The photography, production design and all were all good.
Good performance from Josh Hartnett. Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank and Aaron Eckhart were also OK, though I never believed Eckhart and Hartnett as buddies, no connection between them. Best performances were by the girl who played the dead girl, Betty, and a brilliant performance by Swank's mother.
The problem was the script: too dense, as the LoveFilm entry says. Difficult to follow the plot at times, especially at the beginning. Compare the adaptation of Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?" in Blade Runner, which was stripped down and re-made, very lean.
The audio was poor, difficult to follow what they were saying, maybe too much information, or too fast and choppy. The effect was to confuse the viewer.
- Rating: Matinee
- When seen: 5 Jan 2010
- Where seen: Home
- More information: IMDB | RottenTomatoes | Wikipedia
Amendments: Added writer tags: "Josh Friedman, James Ellroy"; actor tags: "Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank". Removed link to Wikipedia-sourced image. Added ranking image.
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