Frustratingly ambiguous as a thriller, Coulter’s strong debut should be approached as a disturbing parable on the nature of fame.
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12/30/06
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Hollywoodland (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 171
Fresh: 119
Rotten:52
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 1959, his death was ruled a suicide, and... [More]
Starring: Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck, Bob Hoskins
Director: Allen Coulter
Reviews for Hollywoodland
Top Critic It's Affleck's ghost of film future. Watch his hurt-glazed eyes as he sits in the screening of From Here to Eternity while all around him people laugh at 'Superman' pretending to be someone else.
11/28/06
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11/25/06
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11/24/06
It’s worth seeing for Affleck alone, deftly communicating the distance between the put-on cardboard debonairness of this hunk-about-town and the gnawing uncertainties beneath his Superman outfit.
11/23/06
Top CriticIt's far from seamless, but it is genuinely haunting.
11/21/06
Top Critic With a career-best performance from Ben Affleck, this is an enjoyable, well made thriller, even if the ending is a bit of a cop-out.
11/02/06
We want to understand Reeves and his life; corny sentiment around his death feels awkward and unnecessary.
09/21/06
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01/15/08
Like Ben from Bennifer, George Reeves aspired to be a Great Actor, but was weighed down by audience expectations. Affleck does a terrific job with this role.
12/10/07
Strong ensemble performances, tight direction, and a stand out from Affleck make this an excellent revisiting of an old Hollywood case...
09/19/07
every bit as ambitious, if never as flawed, as the characters it portrays.
06/19/07
May not have all the answers about the death of one of the icons behind the big red 'S,' but by gathering one of the better ensembles of the year, it makes the legend interesting again.
03/24/07
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03/16/07
Tentando evocar a mesma atmosfera sufocante de Los Angeles %u2013 Cidade Proibida, surge como pálida (literalmente) imitação do excepcional trabalho de Curtis Hanson.
03/11/07
From a character point of view, Adrien Brodey's emotional journey as a broken down investigator and a broken down father from a broken marriage, is the film's incomplete centrepiece, Ben Affleck's superb portrayal of George Reeves notwithstanding.
03/10/07
Un atractivo y bien logrado ejemplo de cine negro donde se mezclan glamour y misterio, con estupendo elenco y excelente recreación de época y atmósfera.
03/04/07
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HOLLYWOODLAND is NOT "Chinatown," but a noirish, 'unsolved mystery' w/o any answers??
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