What a Classic!!

Rating: 10/10 (4 December 1998)

Curtis Hanson directed the 1997 nostalgic film "L.A. Confidential" and boy did he ever hit nail on the head with classic. This was probably one of the best acted films of 1997 (The Ice Storm and The Wings of the Dove were the others!!). This film kept you in suspense throughout the whole movie. It was too bad that this nostalgic masterpiece didn't get more recognition by the Academy for this piece of art. The acting was superb! Guy Pearce should've been nominated for Best Actor for his role of a by-the-book cop who tries to crack a very complex case this role was a very big stretch for this Austrailian Actor. Kevin Spacey once again shows us his talents with another spot-on performance and is probably the best character-actors of the 90's and was spotless in this movie!! James Cromwell was every bit as good as he was in "Babe" by playing the villainous cop in this movie and was outstanding here in L.A Confiential. Russel Crowe did an excellent job playing the role as a hot-tempered cop and should've been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for this movie!! Of course, no L.A. Confidential critique would be fulfilled without talking about Kim Basinger's stylish and outstanding performace by playing the Lana Turner-like hooker Lyn Braken. Kim Basinger deserved to win for her performace and after years of heartbreak for this talented actress she finally gets her crowning glory and it was a well-deserved win for her. I believe that this movie deserved the Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress and probably should've won more. I believe that this movie was a work of art and Curtis Hanson got some well-deserved recognition for his wonderful work. I would definitely recommend you rent this movie as soon as possible!!