Review of Hollywoodland (2006) by Steven K — 12 Jun 2009

Started off good, but the ending soiled it.

This review of Hollywoodland (2006) was written by Steven K on 12 Jun 2009.

Hollywoodland has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Spangle (1,205) on 29 Feb 2016

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By Critic M (143) on 05 Sep 2013

A captivating murder mystery that is driven by powerful performances from Brody, Affleck & Lane…

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The cast is fine but it ultimately does too much to soil what is an interesting real-life mystery surrounding George's death but muddling it…

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Interesting look at how Hollywood works behind the scenes. The three different hypothetical solutions angle was a good concept…

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By Steve P (906) on 31 Jul 2014

I think Affleck does a fine job here in a little, underrated film. It's a good story and I enjoy films about Hollywood history…

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