The characters achieve a step by step progression on their journey, with only a gradual change allowing the audience to see the actors perform these subtle changes over the course of the story. The acting in this film is brilliant. When an actor can make the slightest of changes in their eyes and express so much in a scene without saying anything, you know you're watching a great performance.
Good cop, bad cop, postitution, corruption, racism, ethics, personal morals all feature heavily in this mystery. Written by Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson (Also the director) and based on the novel by James Ellroy the characters in this film have layers, the story is intelligent and it is beautifuly shot, with a great look and smooth, tight camera work, the cinematography by Dante Spinotti.
Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey are all fantastic in their roles. They blow everyone else out of water in this film. They create so much dramatic tension in their scenes that you can only imagine how brilliant it would have been to work on the film with them. That is to say, that the other actor don't do a great job, because they do. James Cromwell is fantastic in his role as the antagonist which he does do very well. He's the quiet bad guy, who are always the most dangerous.
If you haven't seen this film, add it to your list and enjoy.
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