I was finally able to continue my personal mission of watching every DVD or Blu Ray I own with L.A. Confidential, a terrific throwback to 1950s cop pictures starring Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce.
As I've said before, this mission of mine has allowed me to rediscover some really great movies that I haven't watched in quite a long time, and L.A. Confidential is no different. Here is a movie that really stands the test of time. Not that it's ridiculously old or anything, as it came out in 1997, but there was so much care and thought put into each and every character and detail that I became enthralled in the story as though it were the first time I watched it. It doesn't hurt that Russell is at his badass best here, with only Gladiator and The Insider ranking ahead in terms of personal favorite Crowe performances.
With this viewing though, it's Pearce who steals the show for me. He's kept fairly quiet in recent years, showing up in small parts in The Hurt Locker and The Road, but here he deftly goes from tight ass to I don't give a fuck in a very convincing and realistic way.
I realize I might be making this movie sound like it's some slam bang action thriller, so let me be clear, it definitely is not that. It's a fairly simple and straight forward detective story that is made great by superior attention to detail and knockout performances from the entire cast, which also includes Kevin Spacey and Danny De Vito. Even if this doesn't sound like your cup of tea, I would say give it a shot as the cast alone could make anyone even remotely enjoy this movie.
Until next time, dudes.
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