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The murder of a well-connected seductress swings the true-life maverick 1950's L.A. police unit known as the "Hat Squad" into action in this atmospheric thriller. Unconcerned with protocol, this group of tough cops makes up their own rules, but when one of them is implicated in the murder they may be faced with more than they .. Read more

Starring	Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen
Director	Lee Tamahori
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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- Period thriller that looks better than it plays; it never fully engages an audience's attention, and the ending is unsatisfactory.
- 30455
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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- - 5
  - 0
  Good fun
  
  I rented this mainly because I like Jennifer Connelly and she does look radiant (except when she plays dead). However, Nick Nolte has a great role as leader of... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Michael McGhie
  - Bury, Lancashire.
  - 01 Jun 2004 at 20:52
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- - 0
  - 0
  Quite good
  
  Watchable. Although you were wondering who dunnit and why, it was all very simple at the end. Like the way that they dealt with criminals.
  
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- - GofWarks
  - 35 reviews
  - Radford Semele
  - 26 Apr 2012 at 22:00
- - 0
  - 0
  good movie
  
  Nick Nolte on top form in this 50`s America whodunnit, if you liked L.A.Confidential then this is for you, great acting/scenery and good twist.
  
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- 994055
- - bluehazeman
  - 80 reviews
  - Guildford
  - 17 May 2011 at 20:53
- - 2
  - 0
  Mulholland Falls.
  
  A good fifties era crime drama about murder and blackmail involving a special police squad and the army,well worth a watch.
  
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- - fraufanny
  - 37 reviews
  - Hornchurch.Essex.
  - 07 Apr 2010 at 15:45
- - 2
  - 0
  Almost as good as Chandler
  
  Greay sense of time and atmosphere. Noir but laconoic and casually brutal with a touch of dead pan humour. Very watchable --- and lingers.
  
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- 603536
- - Forpor
  - 40 reviews
  - Henley-On-Thames
  - 25 Jul 2008 at 21:26
- - 1
  - 2
  doesn't look like David Lynch
  
  Ok so I'm the fool that thought he was getting a David Lynch movie, as the cast credits rolled I thought ooh this should be good. Then the name of the ... read more »
  
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- - hardtoplease
  - 31 reviews
  - London
  - 27 Mar 2008 at 09:44
- - 0
  - 0
  Give it a miss
  
  Perhaps making films is a bit like playing football? You might shoot all night but if you keep missing the post by inches you still won't score and you'... read more »
  
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- - yogaboy
  - 4 reviews
  - Londonium
  - 26 Jan 2008 at 13:30
- - 2
  - 0
  Average movie
  
  Story doesn't have much in it.
  
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- - a customer
  - Slough
  - 08 Feb 2007 at 14:09
- - 2
  - 0
  Excellent
  
  In the same vein as L.A.Confidential but not quite as good.A special police squad in L.A in the forties headed by Nolte specialise in persuading criminals to ... read more »
  
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- 93712
- - a customer
  - Nottingham
  - 18 Apr 2005 at 14:03
- - 1
  - 1
  Unfortunately average
  
  This film has an electrifying start; the classic 50s cops who dispense their own unaccountable justice, the beautiful girl who turns up dead at the start, the ... read more »
  
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- - Colin10
  - Herts
  - 31 Jan 2005 at 09:23
- - 0
  - 0
  Elroy-esque!
  
  The Time Out spiel is a bit harsh. If you like your detectives to use beaver tail saps whilst you eat your Sunday roast with the Mrs, this is a good one.read more »
  
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- 312571
- - Bram
  - Oxford
  - 28 Oct 2004 at 18:47
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- - 5
  - 0
  Good fun
  
  I rented this mainly because I like Jennifer Connelly and she does look radiant (except when she plays dead). However, Nick Nolte has a great role as leader of... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 6742
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Michael McGhie
  - Bury, Lancashire.
  - 01 Jun 2004 at 20:52
- - 2
  - 0
  Excellent
  
  In the same vein as L.A.Confidential but not quite as good.A special police squad in L.A in the forties headed by Nolte specialise in persuading criminals to ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 93712
- - a customer
  - Nottingham
  - 18 Apr 2005 at 14:03
- - 2
  - 0
  Average movie
  
  Story doesn't have much in it.
  
  Report this review
- 410167
- - a customer
  - Slough
  - 08 Feb 2007 at 14:09
- - 2
  - 0
  Almost as good as Chandler
  
  Greay sense of time and atmosphere. Noir but laconoic and casually brutal with a touch of dead pan humour. Very watchable --- and lingers.
  
  Report this review
- 603536
- - Forpor
  - 40 reviews
  - Henley-On-Thames
  - 25 Jul 2008 at 21:26
- - 2
  - 0
  Mulholland Falls.
  
  A good fifties era crime drama about murder and blackmail involving a special police squad and the army,well worth a watch.
  
  Report this review
- 880973
- - fraufanny
  - 37 reviews
  - Hornchurch.Essex.
  - 07 Apr 2010 at 15:45
- - 1
  - 0
  Superior detective drama, graphic violence
  
  A complex and interesting plot which held my attention and left me a little baffled the first time I saw it. A second viewing helped fill in some gaps. The film... read more »
  
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- - Mike Wilson
  - Wrexham, North Wales
  - 05 Oct 2004 at 20:39
- - 1
  - 0
  Overlooked
  
  This is fabulous drama with a stella cast - why did it ever slip under the radar?
  
  Nick Nolte is excellent as the world weary detective who lives as ... read more »
  
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- 311956
- - Kris7
  - Isle of Bute
  - 21 Oct 2004 at 13:02
- - 2
  - 2
  Nick mutter mutter Nolte
  
  A mid 50s "Raymond Chandler" genre film with an interesting story line and generally very good script but let down by an actor who always seems to ... read more »
  
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- - Blez
  - Dorset
  - 08 May 2004 at 12:44
- - 0
  - 0
  Elroy-esque!
  
  The Time Out spiel is a bit harsh. If you like your detectives to use beaver tail saps whilst you eat your Sunday roast with the Mrs, this is a good one.read more »
  
  Report this review
- 312571
- - Bram
  - Oxford
  - 28 Oct 2004 at 18:47
- - 1
  - 1
  Unfortunately average
  
  This film has an electrifying start; the classic 50s cops who dispense their own unaccountable justice, the beautiful girl who turns up dead at the start, the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 321086
- - Colin10
  - Herts
  - 31 Jan 2005 at 09:23

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Critics' reviews
- Period thriller that looks better than it plays; it never fully engages an audience's attention, and the ending is unsatisfactory.
- 30455
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- Meet the 'Hat Squad', a free-ranging unit of the LAPD comprising Detectives Hoover (Nolte), Coolidge (Palminteri), Hall... read more on Time Out
- 43617
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...Loaded with talent on both sides of the camera....Malkovich weighs in with another eccentric characterization..."
- 8133
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...[Malkovich is] the most perversely intriguing thing in the movie. A pleasantly diverting CHINATOWN knockoff..."
- 8130
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Mr. Nolte gives an especially solid performance....[Ms. Griffith gives] an unusually acute performance..."
- 8131
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Nick Nolte is perfect..."
- 8132
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  The murder of a well-connected seductress swings the true-life maverick 1950's L.A. police unit known as the "Hat Squad" into action in this atmospheric thriller. Unconcerned with protocol, this group of tough cops makes up their own rules, but when one of them is implicated in the murder they may ...