Hollywoodland2006
Hollywoodland (2006)
TOMATOMETER
AUDIENCE SCORE
Critic Consensus: More than a movie star murder mystery, Hollywoodland takes it slow in order to reveal the intriguing details of the rise and fall of superstar fame.
Hollywoodland Photos
Movie Info
Watch it now
People Who Like this movie also like
Cast
as Louis Simo
as Toni Mannix
as George Reeves
as Eddie Mannix
as Helen Bessolo
as Leonore Lemmon
as Howard Strickling
as Det. Doug Johnson
as Chester
as Art Weissman
as Russ Taylor
as Sergeant Jack Paterson
as Laurie Simo
as Kit Holliday
as Carol Van Ronkel
as Del
as Evam Simo
as Officer Daniel Korby
as Robert Condon
as Barbell Man
as Chuck
as Bill Bliss
as Phillip
as Orderly
as Rita Hayworth
as Chopard Saleswoman
as Judge Eisler
as Times Reporter
as Miss Yoshida
as Dominick's Waiter
as Miss Yoshida
as Lester Koenig
as Harold Chiles
as Izzy Berne
as Barney Sarecky, Producer
as Jack Larson
as Phyllis Coates
as Tommy Carr
as John Hamilton
as Chad
as Tommy Carr, Director
as James Engelman
as Barney Sarecky
as Alford `Rip' Van Ronkel
as Maxwell Arnow
as MGM Hunk
as Fred Zinneman
as Kenneth Giles
as Superman Announcer
as Dark Figure
as Docville Bank Teller
as Rick Harris
as Stunned Boy
as Thug Detective
as Evan (5 yrs. old)
as Mrs. Sinclair
as Natividad Vacio
as Mom
as Mannix Maid
as Funeral Reporter #1
as Wag
as Funeral Reporter #2
as Buddy Adler
as Buddy Adler
as Cigar Man
as Camera Girl
as Jackie, Leonore's Friend
as Earl Wilson
News & Interviews for Hollywoodland
Critic Reviews for Hollywoodland
All Critics (181) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (123) | Rotten (58) | DVD (10)
It's worth seeing for Affleck alone, deftly communicating the distance between the put-on cardboard debonairness of this hunk-about-town and the gnawing uncertainties beneath his Superman outfit.
Take my word for it: Hollywoodland is well worth seeing.
Reeves had an easy but peppy presence that was very likable, and Affleck's moroseness doesn't do him justice.
... even though parts of the picture don't quite hold together, in the end, it sticks with you.
In this bland, ultimately dull reimagining, the question of who killed Superman turns out to be less of a mystery than a plodding attempt at what has been done so much better before.
Hollywoodland explores an intriguing bit of Hollywood history, and through the strength of its performances keeps us engaged and entertained.
Audience Reviews for Hollywoodland
This is a slick period piece with some great production values that concerns the final days and mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of actor George Reeves, the original Superman before Christopher took over the role for the films. It looks at Reeves, but mostly follows the efforts of a private eye determined to figure out the truth behind what really happened and why. The concept and set up are great, but the results are unfulfilling. This one is really trying to swing for the fences and place itself amonsgt the ranks of Chinatown (possibly) or L.A. Confidential. It's a noble try, but it doesn't quite make it. The performances are actually pretty decent, especially from Affleck and Brody, but the story is meandering, plodding, and not as gripping as it needed to be. It's a bit of a bore, and doesn't really provide the insight I was hoping it might. I dug the technical side of things, and there are some good sequences, but ultimately this is just an unfocused bore.
Super Reviewer
A detective investigating the suicide death of a famous TV actor is the entry point for this informed discussion about some of the effects of our society's fixation on celebrity. Brody's great as a smart detective who's not famous for anything, totally unaware how desperately wants to be, while Affleck's spot-on as George Reeves, who was famous, only not the way he wanted to be and consequently unappreciative of what fame he had. I learned many things about one of my childhood heroes I hadn't known before ... and a little about myself too.
Super Reviewer
Hollywoodland is a fictionalisation of the circumstances surrounding the death of George Reeves whose first acting role was in the legendary Gone With The Wind but found fame as the TV incarnation of Superman. Aping the Noiresque feel of 40s and 50s detective movies, Adrien Brody is excellent as the down at heel, ambulance chasing private eye who is more interested in self aggrandizement than justice, as is Ben Affleck who puts in a fine performance as the charming rogue who feels he is better than the lot in life he has been handed. Sensitively directed with a nice sense of period, this is not a lurid true crime story, more a character study with an intelligently plotted investigative spin and it works really well. Those expecting a slam-bang finale may be disappointed but it has a poignancy that rounded off the story perfectly for me. Not in the same league as L.A. Confidential but head and shoulders above the likes of The Black Dahlia.
Super Reviewer
Hollywoodland Quotes
There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.