12 Great Movies That Are Visually Flat
3. L.A. Confidential
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LA Confidential is one of the most enduring films of the late 90s. An excellent tribute to Film Noir, LA Confidential benefits from a brilliant screenplay, an endlessly suspenseful plot and phenomenal performances from Russell Crowe, Kim Basinger, Kevin Spacey, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito and the always underrated Guy Pearce.
It's a shame about the flat visuals though. Pretty much everything else in LA Confidential is superbly executed, so as a result the direction lacking in flair is rather jarring. Director Curtis Hanson did a solid job with the action scenes, but much of the time the rest of the movie is just straightforward, uninteresting shot-reverse shot cinematography.
There is no denying that LA Confidential is a great movie, but with stronger direction it could've been an all-time masterpiece.