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9/13/17 morris campbell compelling well acted film 3/31/16 Aj wales Pearce better than crowe here. Great movie. 5/21/15 David Hollingsworth Best film of 1997, better than Titanic 5/16/14 Matthew Thompson What Danielsan said 1/09/14 Danielsan One of the greatest movies ever made! 7/07/13 Monday Morning Roo's review and 2-star rating shows that he (or she) is a fucking idiot. 6/18/11 randy todger amazing film with incredible performances.miss stress go suck a cock stupid cow! 1/30/11 brian Spellbinding. 7/23/10 bagwell5 This movie, not " Titanic " , should have won Best Picture for 1997. 4/17/10 PAUL SHORTT COMPELLING THRILLER WITH GREAT PERFORMANCES 4/02/09 Dane Youssef On par with "The Maltese Falcon, "Chinatown," "Murder, My Sweet" and "Double Indemity." 3/10/09 brian Definitely better than Chinatown. 1/14/09 FrankNFurter Violent, cynical, and spectacular neo-noir masterpiece.A must-see for all film buffs. 11/27/08 Shaun Wallner Thought this was a good film. 11/17/08 killer mindblowing cinema 10/18/07 MP Bartley Glorious, glorious entertainment. Shoulda swept the Oscar board that year... 5/05/07 R.W.Welch Overblown shootout takes the edge off an otherwise impressive effort. 4/21/07 Chris Redmond The real stars were Crowe, Pearce and Cromwell, not Basinger. 3/31/07 fools♫gold Thetypeofending KissKissBangBang madefunof, but the twist here is that it's the prfct one! 1/17/07 Sepi53 great film noir movie 6/04/06 Thomas BETTER THAN CHINATOWN 2/13/06 ronald fascinating cinema.Come on Hanson and make more films like this 2/10/06 Seanboy One of the best movies ever, Crowe, Spacey and Pearce should've been thanking the academy 8/11/05 ES yes sir excellent crime drama, sweet twist 5/07/05 Bluto Loved it, powerhouse ensemble cast 2/27/05 Jeanne This film gets better each time I see it! 1/10/05 keithers.. amazing film...Crowe is perfect in his role 12/22/04 Vince Atmosphere reminded me of Chinatown... only this was better! 9/25/04 Tor Honolulu Great but if there ever was it was a wasted Oscar, it was given to Kim for this 7/15/04 eris One of my faves. 4/29/04 Doan AWESOME MOVIE 4/19/04 coreyhaim Uniformly excellent filmmaking. Crowe, Basinger and Spacey are brilliant. 4/09/04 IP Freeley Michael Mungin was upset cause he didn't see Crowe's penis...this is a great movie shithead 3/26/04 Gretchen good story, disappointing ending 3/20/04 Peter A really good film with good twists and atmosphere 3/17/04 kandy howman great movie 3/16/04 Alfred Guy A gripping movie. Good characters AND gunplay! 3/10/04 Charles Tatum A classic piece of film making...until the most disappointing ending in recent memory 3/02/04 Michael Mungin Russell Crowe makes me snore. So does Kim Basinger. 2/27/04 Despot This was a great adaption of Ellroy's work. This film has never recieved enough credit. 2/25/04 susan lee I agree .. this movie was way better than titanic .. 2/24/04 Jack Sommersby An instant classic that's (almost) as good as it gets. Top-notch work all around. 2/23/04 y2mckay Fantastic movie - great perfs from Pearce, Spacey, and Crowe before they all sold out 11/29/03 john best crime story with the worst unreal happy ending ever attached to a otherwise great film 8/29/03 AD perfect 5/18/03 George Jung This movie is a modern classic. Everything about this movie was perfect. 3/20/03 GMan Mmm. Good. Russell Crowe before he become RUSSELL CROWE, HOLLYWOOD BADBOY SHIT ROCK SINGER. 1/23/03 fjff A flawless film. A rarity in this day and age. Definitely worth the time and the money. 1/22/03 Artist Freak Great ensemble cast , storyline, photography, details galore, loved it loved it loved it. 1/05/03 Monster W. Kung IP Freely, go fuck your dog and blow your cat, you fucking idiot. 12/16/02 IP Freely Roo, Forrest Gump called, he said he doesn't want his IQ back. This movie rocks! 11/15/02 Catherine Doherty Top marks for evertyhing, except that it is marred by that improbable shootout at the end. 8/15/02 Scott great, one of the best flicks ive seen in a long time 7/23/02 erick tis a downright shame this lost to titanic... i mean for christs sake, titanic 7/11/02 Emily Torrisi Terriffic! The best film in years. 7/10/02 Mina Best in years: intro of Guy Pearce, details of the 40s great; loss of Oscar to Titanic!! 6/24/02 Phil M. Aficionado Excellent but not truly great as the plot became far-fetched with over the top action. and 6/06/02 I'm i (L) with a Jedi sweet! corrupt cops shit me up da wall!!! 5/17/02 Kat Balue Basinger aside, superb acting, atmosphere, writing 4/03/02 Edfink Lombardo Spacey, Pearce, and Crowe are excellent...Brilliantly conceived and brilliantly written 3/15/02 Artist Freak The only worthy film noir movie since Chinatown. 3/09/02 Rebecca thrilling, great period piece 2/24/02 Butterbean This is where I fell in love with Russel Crowe. The entire cast and story is the best 10/01/01 Phoenix I loved this movie. It's one of the best movies of the 90s. 8/15/01 Henry Ginsberg Very commpeling,but a bit to improbable. 8/08/01 E-Funk It is so seldom we have a chance to see a movie this good. Flawless. 7/19/01 Reini Urban maßlos überschätzt 6/15/01 Melissa in NYC Goes to show that Academy Award voters are hacks. This is hands-down the Best Film of '97. 6/14/01 Bada Bing Crosby Basinger aside, this is a great movie 5/04/01 fifu awsome plot twist one of crowes best 4/15/01 LiL Fantastic thriller who has you really clued in all way round 4/01/01 Al amazing! 3/27/01 Rampage it was fantastic!! 3/16/01 Artist Freak Can't say enough good about it. Dense,smooth,brutal,intelligent. Epic noir detective movie. 1/19/01 Ground Zero should have won a award for best movie, no thanks to that Titanic pissant 12/21/00 stovall222 great plot, superb acting, Crowe intensly real. 11/26/00 The Evil Penguin One of the best of Crime Drama. I wish Titanic never stole their OSCARS. 10/17/00 Dan Explosive dialogue and dark characterisation - a masterpiece. 9/09/00 perverted pixie A sharp, but slightly stiff flick. Pearce and Crow are magnetic performers. 9/02/00 Ben How shit like Titanic and English Patient win Oscars & this gets hardly any is beyond me. 8/23/00 cadroy gorgeous film-noir!check it out!!! 7/17/00 Sissy DAAAAMMMNN that Russell Crowe is a fucking hottie! Awesome movie! 7/09/00 Andrew J. Just watched it again today on DVD. Even better this time. 7/05/00 Chris Drake Rare: the movie is better than the book--confusing so watch it at least twice 6/24/00 Naushad Khanji Sketchy story.Lacks Rhythm.Often strays too far from main plot. 5/02/00 lucas jackson a classic when it came out in the theatre 4/26/00 verbalgirl This film was ROBBED at the Oscars. 4/05/00 PJ Man oh Man This movie is the best Film Noir since Chinatown Brilliant, performances great. 4/04/00 MissBeBop Brilliant 3/12/00 Scary Joe damn fine stuff 2/15/00 Neil Austin Nice to know Hollywood can do subtle 1/29/00 Ami the Wonderbread Bought it on a whim in Michigan while at camp, loved every minute! 11/06/99 Anthony Ellis The best film to come out of Hollywood in years. One of the best films of all-time. 10/29/99 Bozo Male actors were amazing; Kim can't act (no wonder she won the Oscar) 10/19/99 Lame-Oh A brilliant masterpiece, DeVito rocks! 9/28/99 Glitter Berry Best Film of '97. Kim Basinger is awesome 8/19/99 Japtalian And ya still don't believe O.J. could have been set up? 8/02/99 Weird Andy This was the best big studio flick I had seen in many, moons. Read the book. Ellroy rules 5/06/99 Lucas Jackson This was a fucking great mystery full of suspense and action,it was fucking outstanding 4/14/99 Jon Jackson ...Wow... 3/21/99 A. M. Good, but loaded with Hollywood formula thrash. Could have been better. 3/13/99 Viral Messiah Totally awesome! Up yours, pussies! 3/12/99 Ah Dooey Hehehe. Good cop, bad cop, what's the difference? 2/18/99 Piz Basinger a bit overhyped but a great story with convincing actors 2/01/99 Matthew Bartley Greatest Hollywood crime film ever? Damn right 1/16/99 Dan Miller Kick ASS!! Fuck YA!!! 1/11/99 I.P. Freeley Two words: goddam awesome! 1/02/99 Dasha I would give it 6 stars if it was possible. Magnificent, just magnificent. 1/02/99 val excellent!! unexpected plot twists-eureka! hollywood made a movie for intellegent viewers! 12/03/98 Matthew J. Soucy FAR AND AWAY THE BEST PICTURE OF 1997. CURTIS HANSON IS A WIZARD! 11/26/98 Mr.Pink Everyone's faults in the careers of the cast and crew are forgiven..... 11/23/98 Lord Of The Dunce A seriously well acted, seriously well directed noir thriller. Bassinger wasn't all that. 11/12/98 Jules Movies suck so bad lately people actually thought this film was great... 10/27/98 Silent Rob Modifications aside, this is one hell of a great adaptation of a great story! 10/23/98 Timmy C Wow...a film that actually lived up to the novel. 10/19/98 Kwyjibo Quite simply one of the better 1% of movies you'll see. 10/12/98 joseph agree with goofball-spacey is always good--best supporting actress-NO 9/23/98 Nate Dogg The movie kicked ass...Kim Basinger is a fuckin' hack though....she sucks dick (ask Prince) 9/09/98 Miss Stress i'm sorry, it was so boring i feel asleep 9/05/98 BBReBozo Incredible. Unfortunately we'll see copy-cats. 9/05/98 Kid Pee-Pee The aussie actors kicked major ass, but I didn't think Spacey pulled it off. 9/03/98 Badass I love this movie. One of the very best screenplays ever written. 8/24/98 The Capital City Goofball I guess I was alone in thinking this was kind of trying too hard. Pearce was good. 8/15/98 Johny With the Best of '97 8/14/98 Pete I loved it. Well written, Crowe kicked a ton of bootay. 8/14/98 {{{OZ}}} A fine piece of film noir. Sometimes stretched but all up a screamer.

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