It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Murder!?
- Title: Hollywoodland
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Hollywoodland isn’t quite what you’d expect. Much more an art house character study than a Hollywood thriller, it provides some genuinely funny and dramatic moments. Although Hollywood does raise its ugly head in places, for the the most part it’s a well acted and well financed small film that finds most of the right touches to provide an intriguing look at the life, and death, of the man who many saw only as Superman.
George Reeves (Ben Affleck) is dead, and private investigator Louis Simo (Adrien Brody) wants to know why. Sure he’s in it for the money and fame, but the more he becomes entangled in the web of lies and mysterious secrets, the more he needs to know the truth. Was it a suicide like the local police want everyone to think? Or was it murder?
The film follows two lives over the course of its two-hour running time. The first is the life and career of George Reeves. The second is the life of Simo which, in many ways, mirrors Reeves own in how it falls apart over the length of the film.
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How critically do you watch films? I ask this because a film like The Illusionist presupposes its audience to watch for entertainment and not pay too close attention to the man behind the curtain. I dislike movies that take the audience’s intelligence and attention for granted. This film assumes you are relatively dumb and unobservant. If you, like me, watch a film, especially a suspense film, with a careful eye then you will no doubt be disappointed. The Illusionist is all too willing, and eager, to give away its secrets.