Film-Noir about hollywood scandals

Rating: 10/10 (1 May 2002)

Pros: Characters, Cinematography, Script, Directing, Costumes. Cons: Hardly any.
1997 was a good year for movies as movies such as Boogie nights, Good Will Hunting and Titanic premiered. The best of the bunch though is this gem of a movie which follows three cops throughout hollywood. Kevin Spacey plays a cop who is in search for personal glory, Russell Crowe plays the second cop who is just used for his skills in bullying people but the real star of the film is Guy Pearce who plays a cop who does the job for personal duty. James Cromwell plays one of the most memorable villians in years and Kim Basinger gives her character beauty and depth. Deservedly, she won her oscar for this role. Great scoring by Jerry Goldsmith, one of my favourite scorists.
Premise: Three cops must put differences aside and join forces to solve a crime.
L.A Confidential was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won two.
Grade: 10/10 (One of the best film-noirs)