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September 15, 2006
At the Movies: Convoluted 'Black Dahlia' unravels into caricatures
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
AP Movie Writer
Brian De Palma and “The Black Dahlia” are a natural fit, a filmmaker with a gift — or curse — for crafting visceral, lurid imagery, and a story that's heavy on bloody evisceration.
| THE BLACK DAHLIA |
 Director: Brian De Palma Cast: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner Rating: R for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content and language Running time: 121 minutes |
That's not to say the result is a good movie, though. This fictionalized tale of two Los Angeles detectives assigned to the gruesome 1940s murder of a real-life wannabe starlet begins as a slow but intriguing character study that gradually unravels into a turgid mess.
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