Review of L.A. Confidential (1997) by Either-Or — 28 Sep 2016

When I saw this movie in 1997, these glowing reviews had preceded it, along with comparisons to the movie Chinatown. After seeing it, I thought that surely these critics and readers must have been on some powerful drug, or were so desperate for a movie that had any kind of a story, they were willing to call it a masterpiece.

I recently viewed it again, hoping I might have overlooked something or other. Would that I had. This big sprawling mess of a movie is no better now than it was then. What in the world all the hoopla was about is a mystery.

One thing about it was the continued urge of the days directors to have "homages' to other movies and directors, a nitwit idea started in the 60s.