Review of To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) by Charles B — 17 Aug 2010
I'm pimping to Live and Die in LA as the most underrated movie of the 80s. It's directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist, French Connection) and stars CSI's Grissom as a suave secret serviceman.
Willem Dafoe plays a homicidal counterfeiter, Daphne from Frasier is a hooker, and a grizzled cop says "I'm too old for this shit" two years before the line became famous in Lethal Weapon.
It might be too excessive to get the full five stars, and the soundtrack is dated, but it gets points for its smooth pacing, clever, stylish dialogue, raw and gritty action, intense performances from Grissom, Dafoe and John Turturro, and an easy-to-follow web of twists leading to one of the most shocking and appropriately abrupt climaxes ever in a movie.
This review of To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) was written by Charles B on 17 Aug 2010.
To Live and Die in L.A. has generally received very positive reviews.
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