Confidential - Peter White

Advantages: Script and acting
Disadvantages: none

...LA Confidential is a drama film directed by Curtis Hanson. The screenplay was written by Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland, based on a novel written by James Ellroy. The film was released in 1997. This film is about three different cops in the Los Angeles police department, during the 1950s. Ed Exley (Guy Pearce), is a by the book cop who won't cross the line, Bud White (Russell Crowe) will do anything to bring justice to criminals and Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) is just looking to make a quick buck at the expense of celebrities. The three cops discover corruption in both their own police force and in Hollywood as everyone wants is out to get ahead at whatever cost. The supporting cast includes Kim Basinger, James Cromwell and Danny DeVito. They are all great in their roles. This film won two Oscar's, Best Actress in... Read review

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Advantages: Interesting insight into the author's opinions
Disadvantages: Sensationalist writing style that irritates

...slickly demonstrated by a list of famous women in alphabetical order by first name (made me wonder if brothel madams keep registers...!) interspersed with quotes from the men about each other's seduction habits and from women who had been seduced. That, I have to say, is the most generally unpleasant chapter in written tone. But be warned, this is a book around which hangs a miasma of doom; do not expect a happy read when there are such topics to deal with as the appalling racism faced by Sammy and Peter's stomach-turning degeneration into addiction, sickness and finally death. The bright, smiling Ocean's 11 photo on the front cover, emblazoned with the red and black tabloid title "Rat Pack Confidential" belies what is essentially something that leaves you with a bitter taste in your mouth (in retrospect I should have clocked the tabloid... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to read
Disadvantages: Too formulaic and predictable

...the script himself and a demigod of a leading man, Siddharth. She quickly develops a huge crush on her co-star who seems to want nothing to do with her. She meets his teenage sister and becomes quite friendly with her as she's a nice kid. Things get complicated though when she starts to get to know Siddharth and finds out that he's not the aloof arrogant star she thought he was but the more she gets to know him and the more she likes him, the more she is reminded by his bitchy partner that he is not available. Will "Taj Mahal 3000: Unleashed" be Raveena's big break into the film industry? Will she get her man? Will she be able to go back to Hollywood as an A-list star? ~*~*~ Bollywood Confidential is basically a piece of Bollywood chick lit and not a very good one at that. It's extremely predictable and I found most of the main characters... Read review

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