Review of To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) by Scott A — 11 May 2013

This has always been on my mental rental list, as I remembered seeing it all through High School on the shelves at Blockbuster, but just never bit.

I was a very good crime thriller. I loved the cast, especially Petersen in an early role and Dafoe played such a good bad guy and not in the over the top way he does most roles these days. Pankow was a weak link, but I hated his character more so than the actor, as they made him such a wuss.

And an early Jane Leeves as a fellow stripper was fun to see. I don't even think she has one line though.

I loved the early scene showing exactly how the fake money was created. The big car chase was fun too. I did feel a tad let down by the ending though, as after everything before it, it seemed very small scale.

The violence is pretty hard core at times, and the score can be both weird and amazing at the same time.