Review of To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) by Stuart P — 10 Dec 2014
This is how it's done. Every cop movie cliche is here before they became cliches...one guy who's 3 days from retirement and says, "I'm getting too old for this shit" (before Lethal Weapon did it.
..plus he gets shot point blank in the face with a shotgun in the first 10 minutes), a superior who plays by the book, and the lead who is a loose cannon. What separates this from other cop films is that it destroys all expectations and goes places that most movies don't have the guts to go to.
Worth noting that it has one of the best car chases ever. I also read that some crew members were arrested for trying to pass some of the counterfeit bills that were used in the film. There's a great scene where they show how they're plated and printed, and apparently it is illegal to print on both sides of the paper even if it's for a movie, which they did and got in trouble with the feds over.
This is a hardcore crime film...there's no happy ending and no one is redeemed. Not exactly the type of action movie you see every day. Highly recommend this one.
This review of To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) was written by Stuart P on 10 Dec 2014.
To Live and Die in L.A. has generally received very positive reviews.
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