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The Black Dahlia (DVD, 2006, Full Frame) 
The Black Dahlia (DVD, 2006, Full Frame)

 
The Black Dahlia (DVD, 2006, Full Frame)

Director: Brian De Palma
Rating: Rated R
Release Date: Dec 2006
Format: DVD
Additional Info: Full Frame
UPC: 025192918124
Product ID: EPID56208861
Description: Based on the novel by James Ellroy, Brian De Palma's THE BLACK DAHLIA stars Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart as a pair of LAPD detectives assigned to the most notorious murder in Hollywood history. De Palma takes things slow, spending a g...
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Movie Description
Based on the novel by James Ellroy, Brian De Palma's THE BLACK DAHLIA stars Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart as a pair of LAPD detectives assigned to the most notorious murder in Hollywood history. De Palma takes things slow, spending a good 20 minutes establishing the relationship between Buddy Bleichert, Lee Blanchard, and their mutual love Kay (Scarlett Johanssen), before introducing the 1947 murder after which the film is named. In the haunting screen-tests left behind after her mysterious death, aspiring actress Elizabeth Short appears to want fame so badly she'll do anything to get it. Her pornographic film appearances, and a rumored affair with narcissist heiress Madeleine Linscott (Hillary Swank), provide just two clues in a sea of confusion.


THE BLACK DAHLIA crams every subplot from Ellroy's novel into two hours, but only connects them towards the end of the movie. The screen-tests featuring a sadly desperate Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner) are captivatingly filmed in gritty black-and-white. These scenes succeed in showing the industry ugliness most likely behind Elizabeth's death, while the rest of the film self-consciously strives to be noir through elaborate set design, dramatic camera angles, and narration taken straight from the book. If De Palma's goal was to make us examine our own voyeuristic fascination with murder, particularly the gruesome murder of a beautiful young woman, then he succeeds, because throughout a film invested in so many different storylines, Short's remains the most interesting one.

Credits
Producer:Art Linson, Moshe Diamont, Rudy Cohen
Cast:Fiona Shaw, John Kavenagh, Mia Kirshner, Rose McGowan, Scarlett Johansson

Details
Edition:Full Frame

Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- "DAHLIA has an air of nostalgia for epic, bygone-era movie-making....THE BLACK DAHLIA is a pleasure for the all-over dazzle of its star turns."
Total Film - Dennis Brabham (10/01/2006)

"[Johansson] takes to the pulpy period atmosphere as if it were oxygen..."
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (09/22/2006)

3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] slick, glossy adaptation....Undeniably aesthetically pleasing..."
Ultimate DVD - Natalie Braine (03/01/2007)

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    Top Reviews
      Not Very Good, Not Very Good at all
    Review created: 01/02/07(updated 03/02/07)
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    10 of 12 people found this review helpful.

    Not Very Good, Not Very Good at all

    The Black Dahlia was nothing that I thought it'd be and that turned me away from the movie from the beginning. It was very hard to follow due to shifting scenes and a hard to follow storyline.

    At 2 hours long the movie finally got decent 3/4 of the way through, but that wasn't enough to save this movie. This movie is far too confusing and most of the stuff that confused you still doesn't make sense after everything unravels at the end.

    Final Verdict:

    2/5

    Rent or Buy?: I wish I hadn't wasted the $5 I did renting this movie. If you have the movie channel, wait until it comes on, if not rent this one, but make sure you use a rent one get one free coupon.

    IF YOU FIND THIS REVIEW HELPFUL PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE. Thank you.


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