LA Confidential

[happybird]

3. Just finished

It was really good! I don’t have much love for police so the corruption, bigotry, and brutality in the first half, with not one cop seeming to have a single decent bone in their body, rubbed me the wrong way. Once Guy Pierce hooked up with Kevin Spacey I knew where it was going. Russell Crowe was outstanding. Simon Baker looked like a teenager with his little baby face, lol! I really enjoyed it, despite being so uncomfortable with the first half. The payoff was worth it.

ETA: I especially enjoyed the chemistry between Crowe and Kim Basinger (who was also wonderful in this). It made me realize how, these days, in way too many movies, they just throw together whatever A List actor with whatever A List Actress for name value. It’s rare to see real, believable chemistry like that anymore.