Los Angeles Confidential-a classic high IQ suspense film

Margarita 2022-03-21 09:01:03

I am fond of crime movies with high IQ, and I also have a feeling for the description of American movies in the 50s and 60s. This Los Angeles secret is very appetizing to me. Three police officers with completely different personalities, Bud, a simple, kind gentleman but violent, and Edmund, an academic who is proficient in power and upright, and Vincent, who wanders the surface of the Hollywood entertainment industry and actually works for tabloids, Within minutes of the movie, three completely different police images were established, and at the same time three clues were drawn to Pierce, the prostitute, the tabloid, and the police boss Dudley, and then three unrelated police officers were hit by a fierce police fight. At the same time, the initial structure is compact, but all the main characters and important clues in the later period are presented, which is simply perfect. At the same time, I described the dark lines of the gang's struggle for power from the perspective of a tabloid. The dark clouds are in Los Angeles, and people still enjoy the cheerful jazz, all kinds of beauties, and drunken fans.
After the fight ended, the three men rose and fell, and a murder case involving a fallen policeman and Pierce's prostitute ran into the door again. In the process of solving the case, Edmund used Vincent's contacts to quickly find the suspects, the three black brothers, and showed his high IQ during the interrogation. In addition to the sensitive smell of Pierce, Bud also rescued the kidnapped girl and violently killed the criminal. However, the prisoner escaped from the heavily guarded police station. Is this possible? From the clues obtained from the interrogation, Edmund bravely created a poison cave with soy sauce and killed the three criminals. The case seemed to be settled easily, but Pierce and his prostitute empire, the three little thieves who were still nasty, escaped easily, and they did not reveal the slightest information about the murder except for the rape of the girl before their death. What is the relationship between the fallen police and the prostitute? ? All kinds of doubts prompted Bud and Eh Demon to continue to compete with each other and investigate privately. Bud went to bed with the prostitute. The body of Pierce's bodyguard was found in the murdered prostitute's house. He learned that the fallen police and the murdered prostitute were lovers, and a number of drugs were missing. All clues point to Pierce. Huh, isn't it an ordinary gangster movie? Through the actor who was killed after the actor seduced the congressman, Vincent recovered his original intention of being a policeman and cooperated with Edmund to investigate the case. After following Bud’s investigation process, Vincent found that the dead bodyguard and police boss Dudley had Relationship, and then went to Dudley alone to inquire about the situation.
Everything seemed calm, but Dudley shot Vincent! Vincent left Rorotomasi's last words-this is Edmund's name for the murderer who killed his father and escaped from the French Open. Edmund's face changed suddenly and he knew Dudley's identity. Dudley allowed the prostitute who was in love with Bud to seduce Edmund into bed, and the design let Bud know that he wanted him to lose his mind and kill Edmond. However, they finally calmed down and worked together to solve the case. It was discovered that the prosecutor was threatened and Pierce was dead. After finding Dudley's feet, Dudley arranged a trap to kill them. After a wonderful shootout, Edmund broke the law to kill Dudley, and ended in a happy ending.
The whole movie uses a lot of details and clues to advance the plot. It seems that there is a foreshadowing at all times. Bud asked where the bodyguard was killed. The informant said that he did not know the murderer had a shotgun, and the raped girl did not tell the time of the murder. Every detail is slowly uncovering this conspiracy. There is no God’s perspective in the process of watching the movie. They are reasoning with the police and solving the case together. All their actions are unfolded from clues, without any unreasonable points or jumps. . This is the attraction of high IQ suspense movies.

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L.A. Confidential quotes

  • Johnny Stompanato: You want an autograph? Write to MGM.

    Ed Exley: Since when do two-bit hoods and hookers give out autographs?

    Johnny Stompanato: What'd you say to me?

    Ed Exley: LAPD. Sit down.

    Lana Turner: Who in the hell do you think you are?

    Jack Vincennes: Ed...

    Ed Exley: Take a walk, honey, before I haul your ass downtown.

    Johnny Stompanato: You are making a large mistake.

    Lana Turner: Get away from our table!

    Ed Exley: Shut up! A hooker cut to look like Lana Turner is still a hooker.

    Johnny Stompanato: Hey!

    Ed Exley: She just looks like Lana Turner.

    Jack Vincennes: She *is* Lana Turner.

    Ed Exley: [stunned] What?

    Jack Vincennes: She *is* Lana Turner.

    [Lana throws a drink in Ed's face]

  • Bud White: Well, Captain, what do you want?

    Captain Dudley Smith: Call me Dudley.

    Bud White: Dudley... what do you want?