The Black Dahlia (2006)
Another movie with Josh Hartnett. Hey 80 points right there. But it’s also an adaptation of book by James Ellroy — the same guy who wrote L.A. Confidential. Scarlett Johansson is also great here. A long film, but nicely written and acted. I loved the moment of ‘man-oh-man’ surprise where Hartnett’s character realizes he’s been deceived. It retells of a true story of a gruesome murder in Hollywood the late 1940s. Seemed much better than a similar recent movie, Hollywoodland.
*Spoiler alert* Gay interest: One character has his gayness hinted at. But of course, he later dies. This reminds me of LA Confidential where the gay cop, played by Kevin Spacey, gets killed (although before dying he provides the hint which nails the real villian). Perhaps Ellroy has something against gay folks, eh?
