To the mystery, not the subplot? - 50% - 80% Murders of set profession? - prostitutes/strippers/porn - actors Misc. A Gone With The Wind fan, the film was maybe the spark for her Hollywood dreams. Murder Mystery? - Yes What % of story relates directly De Palma patently fails to keep on top of the many story strands which makes for a confusing and ultimately frustrating experience for us, the audience.Ĭlick on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Composition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 25% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 35% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 40% How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult-no foreshadowing/clues - Difficult, but some clues given Time/Era of Movie: - 1930's-1950's Ellroy's sprawling 600-page novel - based on the real slaying of 22-year-old Betty Short - has frequently been called unfilmable and on the evidence presented here, you can't argue with that. Meanwhile, Eckhart and particularly Hartnett are simply too bland as the leading men. Good-looking they may be, but there's not a decent performance from the cast, with Johansson really starting to show her limitations. But for all that, it's hard to find much to recommend about The Black Dahlia. The tatty neighbourhoods of downtown LA are also well captured, evoking a city wreathed in cigarette smoke, populated by femme fatales and wise-cracking cops in sharp suits. De Palma's trademark elaborate tracking shots and camera swoops are all here which, together with the decision to bathe the film in a sepia tint, make this a technical tour-de-force.
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