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• mines an element that's missing from even superior sunshine-and-scandal films

  by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch ]

• lacks the tension and ambiance to work as true noir

  by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ]

• lacks the immersive quality of L.A. Confidential's atmosphere

  by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]

• it's Affleck who really impresses in Hollywoodland

  by David Mercier [FilmJudge ]

• falls short of reaching the pleasingly pulpy heights of an "L.A. Confidential" or a "Chinatown"

  by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter ]

• an ambitious film that succeeds only up to a point but no further

  by Kenneth Turan [Los Angeles Times ]

• a thoughtful and thought-provoking piece of work

  by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews ]

• a polished but puny imitation of yesteryear's detective yarns

  by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine ]

• a delicious noir throwback with a smart parallel construction

  by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic ]
• Review rate : B+ Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly ]
• Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune ]
• Reviewed by Pam Grady [Reel ]
• Reviewed by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ]
• Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe ]
• Reviewed by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ]
• Reviewed by Todd McCarthy [Variety ]

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