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Too many fans seem to be blown away

Good start, but then it gets ruined

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" murder investigation. The Black Dahlia has an impressive and talented cast but it's a poor man's Sin City and a poor film Noir and what makes it a suprising failure is that it was directed by Brian De Palma (Scarface, Carlito's Way and Mission Impossible). The overall plot is also boring and the characters are so bland, overall a waste of time and talent. (0/10)

The film takes to back to those days. Happy New Year 1947. It has some classy music running in the background and the movie has been shot beautifully. Scarlett Johansson looks extremely hot as she tries to seduce Josh Harnett. Aaron Eckhart plays his role really well and Josh harnett looks extremely handsome and plays his part beautifully too. An entertaining film that I enjoyed.

The Black Dahlia (2006): Dir: Brian De Palma / Cast: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner: Compelling thriller about the ugliness of greed, sex and corruption. Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart play two cops investigating the murder of an actress yet things are far worse than they are. To gain its 1947 setting Brian De Palma uses tainted colour giving a noir appeal resulting in a film that comes as a cross between two other superb De Palma films, Dressed to Kill and The Untouchables. Hartnett narrates the story and becomes entangled with the crime as well as two women, however his solution may be questionable. Eckhart becomes obsessed with the case and detaching from his girlfriend. He is abusive towards her without knowing that his partner is pining after her. She is played by Scarlett Johansson who harbors feelings for Hartnett but endures the stress of her current relationship. Hilary Swank portrays a conniving female who looks like the murder victim. She will factor in with her family thus dragging Hartnett into further criminal decisions. Mia Kirshner plays the title subject under investigation because she is the deceased victim. Rich in its noir presentation with elements of early Hollywood and its dark side. De Palma once again delivers a thriller and his trademark combination of sex and murder. Score: 8 / 10

No. It wasn't just the presence of that little "dimple-chin", Aaron Eckhart, who ultimately ruined this utterly pretentious "Cop" movie for me. But Eckhart sure played a major part in bringing The Black Dahlia (TBD, for short) down to its sub-par level, but fast.TBD was the sort of below-average picture that quickly encouraged this viewer to keep his remote firmly in hand with index-finger waiting impatiently to press the fast-forward button at a split-second's notice.Here's a movie whose 2-hour running time could have easily been edited down to 90 minutes. And it's also a movie which proved that director Brian De Palma is clearly no longer a master of his craft as a film-maker (as he was once considered to be by many film buffs).As well - TBD was an atrociously dull and totally inaccurate re-telling of a true murder case that had shocked the public silly and sent the LAPD on a wild-goose chase back in 1947.Regardless of its $50 million budget and its meticulous attention to period detail, TBD was far from coming close to being a first-rate production on any level.And when it eventually came down to this film's final revelations (concerning the true identity of Elizabeth Short's murderer), it was such a stupid, laughable joke, that it wasn't even worth the 110-minute wait at all.