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Actors: Kevin Spacey, Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, Kim Basinger, James Cromwell
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about L.A. Confidential |
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Edmund Exley (Gut Pearce) is an ambitous young detective fighting his way up the the ranks. Bud White (Russell Crowe) is an agressive detective with a disgust for men who beat women. When investigating a massacre at a coffee shop, a simple answer is found when the police catch 3 black people for the crime. But Exley thinks that there is more to this than the report claims. Trouble starts brewing when he investigates.
--Brian Sager, Resident Scholar
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L.A. Confidential is driven by astonishing actors and genious plot, and is way more dimentional and entertaining to those "regular" crime stories.
--Tero Hakulinen, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of L.A. Confidential |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- police corruption
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- (man) average
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) skinny
- skinny (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Yes
The US:
- California
- California
City?
Yes
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
- Occasional swearing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
Is this movie based on a
- book
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