The pacing is slow and deliberate, but the story never ceases to intrigue.
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09/08/06
Hollywoodland (2006)
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Reviews Counted:174
Fresh:119
Rotten:55
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: More than a movie star murder mystery, Hollywoodland takes it slow in order to reveal the intriguing details of the rise and fall of superstar fame.
Theatrical Release:24-11-2006
Synopsis: Playing Superman on TV brought aspiring film actor George Reeves stardom, but it also held him back as far as more serious acting roles went. When a 45-year-old Reeves was found dead in his home in... [More]
Starring: Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins
Director: Allen Coulter
Reviews for Hollywoodland
There's enough going on in Hollywoodland that its strengths -- its look, the majority of its performances, and that mystery surrounding Reeves' end -- outweigh the damage that Affleck inflicts on it.
09/08/06
With a more restrained, subtler actor, Hollywoodland could have been what it aspires to be: a study of twin trajectories (Reeves and Simo) caught in the spotlights of Tinseltown, where dreams crash headlong into hard reality -- and dubious ethics.
09/08/06
Not a camp hoot like Mommie Dearest, nor a taut vision of the dream jungle like Sunset Boulevard, Hollywoodland is gamey in its methods, but rises above a compost heap like Wonderland.
09/08/06
The film, actually, is a little like Reeves himself: It starts promisingly and trails off into indistinctness and mystery.
09/08/06
[Hollywoodland] holds interest as a whodunit that's refreshingly compassionate toward the fates of its characters. Warts and all, they're likable dreamers in a town where dreams don't always come true.
09/08/06
The interplay between hard facts and the dreams that are the currency of movie actors, agents and producers that gives Hollywoodland both its glitter and its grit.
09/08/06
A dark, stylish tale of Tinseltown tawdriness out of the strange inconsistencies surrounding the death of TV Superman George Reeves.
09/08/06
It's almost a good movie.
09/08/06
Hollywoodland had me wishing for the improbable: that somebody would release the Ben Affleck movie concealed within.
09/08/06
The movies love a tasty murder, which is why Ben Affleck has packed on the pounds, slipped on some tights and given this exasperating film far more than it gives in return.
09/08/06
Top CriticIt’s certainly a juicy, real-life mystery; one that’s explored with surprising non-commitment
09/08/06
It's just another sordid tale from a city famous for them. But Hollywoodland explains so much about today's Hollywood, from the cozy ways the cops have always played ball with the studios and stars, to the career-killing pain of type-casting.
09/08/06
Hollywoodland takes a trashy real-life story and peels it open just enough to show us the human aspects of the people involved.
09/08/06
Want a place where everything ends nicely? Where even tragedies end in a lesson learned? Forget it, pal. It's Hollywoodland.
09/08/06
More closely resembles a poorly made tabloid instead of a film with just an identity problem.
09/08/06
Hollywoodland is laden with atmosphere but moves like it has lead in its tights.
09/08/06
Hollywoodland, a fascinating, intelligent and probing new film noir about the unsolved Tinseltown mystery surrounding the death of actor George Reeves.
09/08/06
A bit of a hodgepodge -- unnecessarily complicated, clumsily structured, uncertainly directed and, as a whodunit, ultimately unsatisfying.
09/08/06
Affleck's most authentic work in years.
09/08/06
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