This is one of the greatest film noir movies since the originals of the 1950's.

Rating: 8/10 (18 May 2006)

L.A. Confidential is a really good movie that brings out each character's role. This movie had several nominations at the 1997 Academy Awards but the audience loved the Titanic which reduced the chances from winning a real award. I liked two characters in this movie which points out the "good cop, bad cop" theme. Russell Crowe who plays Detective Bud White, is a rough L.A. Detective doing whatever's necessary to bring justice in the streets of L.A., even if it means bending the rules a little bit. He is definitely ruthless and unsympathetic except for the women who were beaten up by their husbands. You can really feel the merciless character that Crowe plays in this movie. Another actor that gave out his best performance was Guy Pearce who plays the role of the character, Ed Exley, a detective who tries continue the legend that his father created and left for him. Not only he wants to continue his father legend but he want to be way better than him as in following the rules of the law and not being as "hardcore" as Detective Bud White. He is the one who plays the good cop who feels it's not necessary to bend the rules to clean up the city from scum. These actors as well as the movie should be recognized throughout the history of film making.