The Black Dahlia

Category: Suspense  |  Tags: suspense

posted by: moviemantilidie 87 days ago          

Before I started watching this movie people were telling me that this is a boring film and that it is not that good. I beg to differ. It is a well made film by long time director Brian DePalma. The film is filled with pretty good performances by a good cast. The Black Dahlia stars Josh Hartnett as detective Bucky Bleichert and Aaron Eckhart as detective Lee Blanchard. Also as the love interest of Lee Blanchard is Scarlet Johansson and in Bucky Bleichert's life is Hilary Swank.

The story takes place during the late 30's to the late 40's during which a gruesome murder of a young girl called the Black Dahlia occurs. Detective Bleichert and Blanchard take the case even though that they usually don't take murder cases and they have to solve the now most notorious unsolved murder in California history. The screenplay for the film is well written using James Ellroy's novel of the same title. The story moves along in a fast pace and it can be a little hard to keep up at first until you get used to it. It is a well plotted mystery with great twist and turns that keep you guessing til the end. All the characters play important roles due to some kind of involvement in this case.

I can understand why people would find it boring because if you can not get used to the pace of the story telling than you will sit there bored to death. It moves a little fast for itself sometimes but overall a great entertainment. I enjoyed the mystery and truly did not know what was going on until the ending credits began rolling. A great mystery definitely worth watching