Everything is suspect... everyone is for sale... and nothing is what it seems.

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ - near perfect

"If we're going to figure this out, we need to work together." - Ed Exley

Why watch this? This neo-noir crime film is as gritty as sandpaper.

Plot Summary: In 1950s Los Angeles, three LAPD detectives, each with their own contrasting methods and motivations, find their paths intertwined while investigating a brutal mass murder at an all-night coffee shop. As they delve deeper into the seemingly open-and-shut case, they uncover a shadowy world of police corruption, Hollywood glamour, and organized crime. Ultimately, the officers are forced to confront their own moral compasses and navigate the labyrinthine underbelly of the city to uncover the truth.

Dad's Preview: It took me awhile to find my way to this film, but it was worth the wait. Set in 1953, this follows a group of LAPD officers at the center of corruption in the Hollywood police department. Crowe and Pierce are superb as the film's central protagonists, playing two completely different types of cops, yet both on the side of law and order. Kevin Spacey is likewise great as a corrupt police officer trying to walk both sides of the line.

Regency Enterprises, The Wolper Org.; Warner Bros.