Hollywoodland

"Living in Hollywood can make you famous. Dying in Hollywood can make you a legend."

A couple of times a year a film is released which doesn't make much noise at the box office, but, through word of mouth promotion is revealed to be a fantastic piece of film making.

Hollywoodland fits nicely into this category of film. It didn't set the box office alight (Collecting $14.415 million in the US and a mere £65,735 in the UK.) however the word of mouth surrounding this film, particularly the surprisingly strong performance of Ben Affleck in his first screen appearance since a cameo in Clerks 2 has made Hollywoodland a film to watch.

Hollywoodland is the story of a Private Investigator (Adrien Brody) looking into the alleged suicide of former TV Superman George Reeves (Affleck), a case which isn't as simple as it first may seem.

Hollywoodland is a truly worthwhile film as the performances are first class, the script is note perfect for the period, and the film develops in a way far more complex that the average detective film.