Just plain great

Rating: 10/10 (1 November 1999)

The first time I saw this movie, I was entranced. Basically, I told my friend that the three storylines (Exley, White and Vincennes) orbit around each other until they finally entwine. And you don't necessarily see that coming.
I saw the movie again recently and I enjoyed it all over again. L.A. Confidential has a LOT of things going for it -- the look, feel and dialogue of 1950s LA, dead-on casting (I mean, who else could play sleazy Sid Hutchens but Danny DeVito), and a brilliant adaptation of Ellroy's novel -- no mean feat, considering it had upwards of 80 living, breathing characters.
Finally, being a Kevin Spacey fan, this movie is doubly special to me. In that regard, it's like "The Usual Suspects", "The Negotiator", "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" and probably like "American Beauty", a movie I have yet to see. It's a great movie, and oh by the way, it's got Kevin Spacey in it too.