Yesterday I saw the movie ‘The Black Dahlia‘, a new creation of Brian de Palma (you might know him from Mission:Impossible and Scarface). It is a film noir based upon a true story about the brutal murder on a starlet in the United States in 1947. A housewife found the would-be actress Elizabeth Short in a field…cut up in two pieces. Miss Short’s body was entirely mutulated. In real life this case has still not been solved! Almost 60 years later the ‘horror’story still fascinates, but this time in cinematic fiction. Crime and murder are however not the only themes in this film. A Hollywood blockbuster would be deficient if their was not any sex, corruption or conspiracy involved. These themes in the film are thus pure fiction (in contrast to the murder on Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Short). Or like the Dahlia website quotes: “true crime meets urban legend”.
Although the description of ‘The Black Dahlia’ might not sound too complicated, after one visit to the cinema I do not completely understand the plot. Probably because of the different stories mixed in one…
My general opinion: the film is worth a visit to your local theater; if not for the story itself… then go and admire the actors Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson and Hillary Swank. Another positive aspect of the film is its beautiful images, its ‘noir’ atmopshere and costumes! They deserve your attention 
Do you want to know more? Check out http://www.theblackdahliamovie.net/.
