Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 3
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Release Date: Feb 25, 2000 Wide
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Based on a novel by acclaimed crime writer James Ellroy, this film stars Michael Rooker as Fritz Brown, a former L.A.P.D. detective who was kicked off the force due to his drinking. Now struggling to remain sober, Brown works as a private eye when he can, but he makes most of his money repossessing cars. One day, Brown is offered some detective work by Freddie "Fat Dog" Baker (William Sasso), a golf caddy who has some severe reservations about his younger sister, Jane (Selma Blair) and her
Feb 25, 2000 Wide
Apr 11, 2000
Sterling Entertainment
All Critics (9) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (3) | DVD (5)
Boilerplate noir all the way, from the femme fatale to the hard-boiled voiceover.
Its funeral tone left me with a hang-over.
A very average adaptation of Ellroy's novel, the film threw me a bit by being set in modern day rather than Ellroy's customary 50's Hollywood. This film is a decent effort, but still left me wanting the period feel that the material deserved. Worth a rental.
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