Review of Hollywoodland (2006) by Muffin M — 17 Nov 2009
The glamour of Tinseltown permanently fades for actor George Reeves, the heroic Man of Steel on TV's 'Adventures of Superman', as the actor dies in his Hollywood Hills home. Felled by a single gunshot wound, Reeves leaves behind a fiancée - aspiring starlet Leonore Lemmon - and millions of fans who are shocked by his death. But it is his grieving mother, Helen Bessolo, who will not let the questionable circumstances surrounding his demise go unaddressed. Helen seeks justice, or at least answers. The Los Angeles Police Department closes the case, but Helen hires - for $50 a day - private detective Louis Simo. Simo soon ascertains that the torrid affair Reeves had with Toni Mannix, the wife of MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix, might hold the key to the truth. But truth and justice are not so easily found in Hollywood.
Stars Ben Affleck, Adrien Brody, Bob Hoskins, Dash Mihok, Diane Lane, Joe Spano, Molly Parker and Robin Tunney.
Directed by Allen Coulter.
This review of Hollywoodland (2006) was written by Muffin M on 17 Nov 2009.
Hollywoodland has generally received mixed reviews.
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