Both set in the 50s Los Angeles. Both have great casts, great plot.
Which is the better movie Mulholland Falls or L.A. Confidential?
L.A. Confidential...better storyline, way better acting, not as easy to figure the plot, more action.
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I pick LA Confidential. That movie showed humanity at it's worst. How the good we're manipulated for the greater good - to eliminate organized crime and how the bad has many faces. That power without a conscious is dangerous. In Mulholland Falls there was redemption and debts paid by the protagonists and antagonists. In LA Confidential it was business as usual, with different players.
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I agree with those who say L.A. Confidential is the superior film. It certainly held my interest more than Mulholland Falls.
L.A. Confidential is a winning example of neo-noir done right, almost to perfection. The performances, direction, script, music, cinematography and recreation of the period (costumes, sets, locations, etc) is to die for, pardon the expression. And the plot was intriguing.
Mulholland Falls isn't a bad movie. I think it had tremendous potential. Unfortunately, a few things didn't work for me. The military stuff, the poor use of Jennifer Connelly (I'm a straight female, but I'm not blind to her appeal and what it would have added to the film if she had appeared in more than just flashbacks) and miscasting in some roles. It could have been a much better movie.
Chinatown, L.A. Confidential, Hollywoodland and Changeling get my votes for best neo-noir (although Changeling is set in the late 1920s to the early 1930s).
Mulholland Falls a slight edge, it got the hats right, though both are good.
shareL.A. Confidential is probably the greater film (better script, direction, character development), but I personally prefer Mulholland Falls. To me, MF is a slightly more captivating film with better visuals, drama, and more intense fight scenes. Plus, the cast is just marvelous: Nolte, Palminteri, and the ravishing J Connelly give terrific performances that are just as good as, if not better than, the ones in LAC. But above all, the 1950s in MF actually looked authentic compared to LAC; a modern car driving by in the latter wouldn't have looked so out of place (I do like the look and style of the film nonetheless).
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Mulholland Falls by far in every category.
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I like both but honestly might prefer Mulholland Falls.
shareAnd, not for nothing, L.A. Confidential is in every way better than Titanic, which inexplicably beat it for Best Picture.
shareWhile I liked Mulholland Falls, L.A. Confidential is by far the better film.
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