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Re: DePalmas Black Dahlia
I thought it was almost a parody of film noir. Many of the characters and the scenes are just too much, including a waaaay-over-the-top scene in which a dining room table is cleared for love-making. Groan.
I like Scarlett Johanssen as an actress, but not in this. She just wasn't very good. I never believed in her character or the things she did. Josh Hartnett never did much for me either -- he seems too young to be carrying a movie like this. I felt like I was watching Dean from the Gilmore Girls.
Still, it was not without merit. The long shot that begins in the street and tracks over the building to the field behind it (where the body is) is great. And there are other nice touches as well.
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