The Black Dahlia (2006) Direction: Brian De Palma Cast: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Scarlett Johansson, Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr, Fiona Shaw, Patrick Fischler Screenplay: Josh Friedman; from James Ellroy's novel Oscar Movies Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, The Black Dahlia The Big Snooze Stylized without being stylish, intricate without being intriguing, heavy without being dramatic. That pretty much sums up director Brian De Palma and screenwriter Josh Friedman's adaptation of James Ellroy's crime novel The Black Dahlia — though other adjectives such as "overlong," "incomprehensible," "phony," and "inane" would also apply. (See film synopsis.) Loosely inspired by the gruesome, real-life 1940s murder of film starlet Elizabeth Short, The Black Dahlia is a twisted morality tale about characters driven by ambition, greed, lust, madness, revenge, and bad dinner conversations. It is also proof that what is often referred to as "neo-film noir" is neither new nor noir, but merely...
- 3/12/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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