Throwback to Film Noir Era of 40's and 50's

Rating: Null/10 (25 February 2000)

L.A. Confidential is the film that Mulholland Falls should have been. In my opinion, it is the best film of it's kind since Chinatown(1974). The direction by Curtis Hanson is good and the performances by everyone is wonderful. L.A. Confidential does a good job of contrasting the perception of 1950's Los Angeles with it's realities.
Kim Bassinger does an excellent job as Lynn Bracketts as she fills her character with tenderness. The movie does well in showing the code of silence mentality used by the police force of Los Angeles. L.A. Confidential also does a great job in introducing the three main characters. The movie goes from portraying them as unlikeable people to slowing making them understandable(White and Exley have the same quest for Justice except with different ideas).