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Elizabeth "Betty" Short, a 22-year-old aspiring actress from the East Coast who wore a delicate flower in her raven hair and became many things to many people--dear friend, beloved sister, estranged daughter, frequent girlfriend and accused prostitute. On January 15, 1947, she was discovered brutally splayed in a vacant lot near Leimert Park in downtown Los Angeles. Enter onto the scene two ex-pugilist... See Full Description
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Drama, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 1 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 15th, 2006 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content and language. |
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| Distributors: |
Universal Pictures Distribution
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$22,518,325 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
C
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Slummingly salacious and generally rotten to the core." more...
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D |
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...woefully short on the sublime." more...
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C |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips
"...a semi-hysterical, barely coherent film..." more...
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C- |
E! Online, Matt Stevens
"In the end, stylish Dahlia gets bludgeoned with De Palma melodrama." more...
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B- |
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| User Reviews |
Average Grade: C
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B |
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C- |
| Just awful
by catpawplace
(9/15/2006) |
| 264 out of 356 people found this review helpful |
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| Who would have suspected that the murder of the Black Dahlia would be an subplot...Full Review |
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D |
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C+ |
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