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...when released in July 2004. Now its comix adaptation has become a best-seller too, reaching the top ten non-fiction paperbacks list two weeks in a row. The result of months of investigation, including thousands of interviews, the report and its comix adaptation examine the origins of the plot of September 11, government efforts (or the lack thereof) to foil the plot, a timeline of the events of the day, and conclusions about what went wrong and how be better prepared for the future. The 585-page original has been reduced to 130 pages by Sid Jacobson, who, along...
...with it in different ways. Blanchard becomes addicted to Benzedrine and holes himself up in an apartment gazing at Short’s photographs. Bleichert becomes involved with the dangerous Madeleine Linscott (Hilary Swank), a supposed dead ringer for Elizabeth Short (even though she looks nothing like her, a plot point the apparently bothered only me). Both uncover a conspiracy that threatens to ruin their relationship and their integrity...
...synopsis I wrote appears rather simple or at least attemptable, but in fact, one of the main pitfalls of “The Black Dahlia” is its incredibly confusing and nonsensical plot. Though myriad sub-plots and unexplained nicknames may have worked in book form (the movie is based on a novel by James Ellroy) it certainly does not work in celluloid. It is incredibly difficult to tell basic relationships between the characters, and many of “The Black Dahlia” allusions to other stories and clues are never resolved...
...Black Dahlia” is not entertaining. Quite the contrary, a movie can be objectively bad and very entertaining. The climax is absolutely hilarious. BOTTOM LINE: “The Black Dahlia” tries hard but it is a shallow effort, hampered by a confusing plot and unfocused direction. I do want to have Josh Hartnett’s babies now, however, so I guess it accomplished something...
...whose visions come true and many others discover their abilities in separate stories that promise to converge. The eerie mood of mystery recalls Lost, as does the big cast of characters (so many that the extra-long pilot does not introduce all of them). The writing is uneven--a plot about a Japanese geek who can teleport is engaging; others are flat or clichd--but the idea is audacious enough to keep you following the loose threads. They just might lead to a cape...