Hollywoodland (2006)

7 out of 8 people found the following review helpful:

World Exclusive - Ben Affleck can act

cghammy from , 20th March, 2007

Rented this film, not expecting much but was pleasantly surprised with an enjoyable engaging movie. Even Ben Affleck is good in it, as the struggling actor George Reeves - prentending to be a guy, who can't act - oh the irony. Adrien Brody is great as the investigator. The whole thing has the feel of Chinatown. If you loved the 50's, you'll love this.

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7 out of 10 people found the following review helpful:

ATMOSPHERIC

Kermode from from Aberdare, 19th January, 2007

Fifty's film noir with Adrien Brody very sensitive performance as a down at heel private eye investigating the death of Superman actor. Very slow paced ,though excellent performances by Affleck and Lane, with a tremendous small role for Bob Hoskins. The film certainly captures the time with its film studios and movie star mansions scenes, but it is flawed effort and could have been a classic if the screenplay was a lot sronger.

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4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:

meh?

Gym from 'ull, 6th July, 2007

One for a wet Sunday. Good cast and decent acting but it really drags along. The ending is disappointingly bland, if like me you were expecting a big payoff of the hour or so you just invested.

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4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Frustrated Superman

Michael Fogarty from London, England, 6th May, 2007

An excellent, truly evocative film about the darker side of hollywood.Ben Affleck gives his best performance to date in a moving tale about George Reeves , one of the earlier actors to play superman. Diane Lane and Bob Hoskins both provide great supporting roles as does Adrian Brody who is great as the seedy journalist investigating Reeves' death. Highly recommended.

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hollywoodland

ruddo from from Lowestoft, 17th August, 2008

very slow & boring did'nt watch it all switched off

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Unexpected Gem

Emily from London, 6th August, 2008

I had wanted to see this film for such a long time, as I was curious to see what it was like having heard the reviews. I was not disappointed! Ben Affleck and Adrian Brodey's performances were excellent, and I was gripped throughout the whole film, although I did not think the ending did it any justice. If you like LA Confidential you will love this!

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

High production values from Hollywood

Zamy from from London, 9th July, 2008

This is an enjoyable, if rather un-necessary, examination of the death of a Hollywood (well TV Hollywood) actor. Worth watching for the period detail of the production design and some good acting performances. It all seemed a bit dreamlike which is not a bad thing for a Hollywood film to be.

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Ben Affleck is Under-rated

tashcat from from Tidworth, 8th July, 2008

I remember watching re-runs of this Superman series when I was a child and had heard about Reeves's suicide so was intrigued by this. I watched it with a friend who I think found it a little dull but I loved it and was fascinated by the fact that althought the detective is fiction the basic story was true. I thought Ben Affleck was brilliant and think it's so unfair that people say he can't act when this was full of subtle, understated acting (and he's gorgeous!). Diane Lane and Adrien Brody were also very good and having just had my children traumatised by the thought of Doctor Who regenerating into someone else I can understand a bit of what a shock Reeves's death must have been for little boys like the detective's son. Basically if you like the 50s and Hollywood you'll love it.

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