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Description: Genre: Crime & Thriller / Theatrical Release: 2006 / Director: Brian De Palma / Actors: Aaron Eckhart, Josh Hartnett ... more
The Black Dahlia (DVD) ... ... / DVD released 22 January, 2007 at Entertainment in Video / Features of the DVD: Anamorphic, PAL / Based on the novel by James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential), The Black Dahlia stars Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart as a pair of LAPD detectives assigned to the most notorious murder in Hollywood history. Director Brian De Palma takes time to establish the relationship between Buddy Bleichert, Lee Blanchard, and their mutual love Kay Lake(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 rumoured affair with narcissist heiress Madeleine Linscott (Hillary Swank), provide just two clues in a sea of confusion.

Newest Review: ... the case and the love triangle with Blanchard's beau, Kay Lake, played by Scarlett Johannson. There is a relatively ... more

 ... high-profile supporting cast which includes Rose MacGowan, Hilary Swank, Fiona Shaw and Jemima Rooper. I am just going to come out and say it - this is not a very good film. The murder itself is almost incidental as the main focus of the film is on Hartnett, Eckhart and Johannson's characters. The big problem here being, that the characters themselves are just not that interesting. Hartnett's performance is stilted and unconvincing, and its very difficult to care about Eckhart's character's breakdown or the effect it ...more

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The Black Dahlia [DVD] [2006]
Release Date: 2007 - 01 - 22, Rating Suitable for 15 years and over,
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JayHall1991
Crowned Review The Black Dahlia (DVD): Shedding No Light On The Black Dahlia (1389 words)
by - written on 04/04/07 (Very useful, 129 readings)
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The Black Dahlia is set in 1940s Los Angeles. Two cops, Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and his partner, Lee Blanchard, investigate the death of Elizabeth Short, a young woman found brutally murdered. Bucky soon realizes that his girlfriend had ties to the deceased, and soon after that, he begins uncovering corruption and conspiracy within the police department. - This is taken from imdb.com because I really can't think of a better or less concise way of describing the plot The Black Dahlia is a film of contrasts; a film of unscrupulous beauty and startling ugliness, of engaging intelligence and mystifying stupidity, of rousing energy and ...  Read the complete review

sunmeilan
Crowned Review Nothing stays buried (1224 words)
by - written on 30/01/09 (Very useful, 210 readings)
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Two policemen, Dwight Bleichert (known as Bucky) and Lee Blanchard become involved in the investigation into the murder of Elizabeth Short, a wannabe actress who was found badly mutilated. Bucky and Lee are friends, but their friendship takes a complicated turn when the investigation begins to involve them on a personal level - and the fact that Bucky is in love with Lee's girlfriend Kay does not help matters. To try and forget about Kay, Bucky turns to Madeleine Linscott, but soon finds that she is somehow linked to Elizabeth Short. Unable to trust Lee, Madeleine or Kay, can Bucky piece together what happened to Elizabeth Short? I really liked the sound of ...  Read the complete review

cerys82
Premium Review The Black Dahlia (DVD): Poor adaptation of a James Ellroy novel. (583 words)
by - written on 19/12/09 (Very useful, 36 readings)
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*This is a film only review* 'The Black Dahlia' is a 2006 film adaptation of the James Ellroy crime novel of the same name, and is directed by long established Hollywood director Brian Da Palma. The 'Black Dahlia' of the title is aspiring actress Elizabeth 'Betty' Short, a real life actress who was found brutally murdered in 1947. 'Bucky' Bleichart, played by Josh Hartnett and Lee Blanchard, played by Aaron Eckhart are two of the lead homicide cops working on solving the murder. Their investigation leads them into the seedy underbelly of Hollywood as they uncover corruption at the deepest levels. The somewhat fractuous relationship ...  Read the complete review

shaneo632
Premium Review Massively disappointing (303 words)
by - written on 26/11/09 (Very useful, 2 readings)
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note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room The Black Dahlia was one of the most-hyped films of 2006, and even had Oscar buzz before its release, which sadly proved to be entirely wrong when the film turned out to be quite a spectacular mess. However, it did have gorgeous cinematography, so it's probably the best-looking bad film out there. It's just a shame that with these performers and this crackling plot, Scarface director Brian De Palma couldn't wring out something a little more cohesive and interesting. The film begins with the discovery of a body, that of Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner), a beautiful young starlett who had just ...  Read the complete review

pmcds
Premium Review The Black Dahlia (DVD): A black film with errors, as opposed to a black comedy of er ... (498 words)
by - written on 08/12/08 (Very useful, 27 readings)
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The Black Dahlia is a very dark and moody crime thriller filmed in the style of a film noir and set in the 1940s. Director Brian De Palma is known for his variety of filming styles, and here he tries to go moody with his lead males of Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart. However, despite a very dramatic feel to the feel, the plot and acting don't quite pull it off. Bucky Bleichert and Lee Blanchard are partners in the Hollywood crime division, and following the death of the high profile Elizabeth Short, they start to investigate its suspicious nature. Loosely based on a Hollywood murder, the film attempts to match up to author James Ellroy's previous movie ...  Read the complete review

 
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