Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Josh Hartnett
A tale of obsession, love, corruption, greed and depravity that revolves around a true story of the brutal murder of a fledgling Hollywood starlet that shocked and fascinated the nation in 1947 and re...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 26, 2006
Stats: 7,364 reviews
Thought Hartnett and eckhart were great 2gether. visually this movie is cool and i luv the music. the film lax a good story doh. not bad but not good
The Black Dahlia follows a fictional story about two LAPD detectives (Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart) who are part of a task force to solve the butchering of an aspiring actress who is found hacked up in Hollywood. The death is true. The rest of the bullshit that De Palma throws...( read more)
who else but brian depalma could take a phenomenal cast and one of the most interesting murders in american history and turn it into a sloppy mess on screen. johanssons polarizing presence on screen is all that saves this horrible film from reaching the depths of film making. t...( read more)
Based on a real case from 1947, The Black Dahlia refers to the murder of a wannabe starlet investigated by detectives Aaaron Eckhart and Josh Hartnett. Brian De Palma does his very best to ape the classic noirs of the 40s, and visually, it's great as it beautifully recreates the ...( read more)
I was expecting more from this movie. It didn't do the true story enough justice.
This is my era, NOIR ... that is NOT what I GOT. This is H'woood, once again, screwing up the works. Far too bright, and practically an impossible storyline to follow if one had not read this fictional account in novelized form. Poorly acted, seemingly, yet not the actor's fault ...( read more)
This shows how much the ending can effect the overall impression of the movie. Unlike "The Dog Problem" which jumped because of its ending, this movie drops because of its ending. Aaron Eckhart believes in upholding the law and then he decides to be judge/jury/executioner?
The Black Dahlia feels wobbly and uncertain. full review
In The Black Dahlia, narrative strands tangle and wither, and minor characters clutter the plot. full review
What it accomplishes with its stunning cinematography and set design is undercut by a lack of coherence. full review
With the exception of Aaron Eckhart, De Palma's actors can't live up to the period or the atmosphere. full review
De Palma throws everything at the screen, but almost nothing sticks. full review
Too often settles for standard B-movie contrivance, proving to disappointed ticket buyers the truth of this odd little movie's best line: 'Hollywood will f*** you when no one else will'. full review
Despite the juicy tabloid material and the filmmaking talent involved, "The Black Dahlia" is a bloated and oddly listless production. full review
The Black Dahlia is an essay in incoherence. The confusion wouldn't matter if there were any feeling onscreen, but the blood and innards seem missing from the movie, too. full review
Brian De Palma's film honors Ellroy's grim prose but can't accommodate his byzantine plot. What seems rich and intricate on the page is tangled and impenetrable onscreen. full review
what the...?what was that?!i prefer to watch brokeback mountain.this was suck.Only the cast is good.but they cant do anything for that disgusting senario.
People who go to movie theaters for a history lesson should be sterilized for the greater good of the species. If you want history, do some research. The film didn't suck because it wasn't a factual account of the Dahlia murder and subsequent investigation, it sucked because it was poorly written, needlessly convoluted, at times horribly acted, misidrected and ultimately nonesensical. Tremendous disappointment, even for a DePalma film.
It was horrible! It could have been make interesting rather than boring. After the movie I was just asking myself "What did I just watch"?
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it's good but not easy to understand,i think it's better for ppl to read the book before seeing it :P
hard to follow but it all came out in the end. i found it a little slow, but that was ok. the images were a little sickening, all of the images and you know what im talking about. it took me a few minutes to get it but i finally got it. i enjoyed this movie very much and will watch it again and recomemd it to my friends.
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