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Article: Stop giggling, it's 'Black Dahlia'; De Palma's noir tale disappoints.(SHOW)(MOVIES)(Movie review)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 15, 2006
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Byline: Christian Toto, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Josh Hartnett is becoming the go-to actor for neo-noir films, what with "Lucky Number Slevin" and now "The Black Dahlia."
It's tough to imagine an actor less suited for a genre.
Then again, "Dahlia" director Brian De Palma could have had Humphrey Bogart as the lead, and his saga still would have collapsed in the final reel.
Poor Mr. Hartnett isn't the only casting snafu. Hilary Swank is a terrific actress and has two Oscars to prove it, but she's hardly the woman to play the luscious femme fatale she's asked to inhabit.
Based on James Ellroy's novel, "The Black Dahlia" places all ...