Review of To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) by Jayakrishnan R — 24 Jun 2016
85%.
Saw this on 25/6/16.
Willia, Friedkin's direction is the key here. After a lethargic first hour, the film attains terrific momentum thanks to one of the most effectively crafted chase sequences in movie history and the film does have a good few twists towards the end. It is brutal, cynical and immoral to the core, but the script does not do justice to the film's many great things. One big problem here is that the script is muddled with a lot sub plots that are left unanswered or more accurately ignored in the end which makes them feel totally unnecessary. John Turturo's character, the FBI operation, Dafoe's girlfriend, his lawyer are all examples of the same. The conclusion of the counterfeiter also brings another twist which makes the whole affair questionable, ie why would a man(Dafoe) walk into such trouble when he knows before hand that he is about to have police cum all over him.
This review of To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) was written by Jayakrishnan R on 24 Jun 2016.
To Live and Die in L.A. has generally received very positive reviews.
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