Movie Information
Overall Rank: 8596
Average Rating: 2.4/4
# of Ratings: 74
Theatrical Release Date: 09/08/2006
Language: English
Genre: Mystery, Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Allen Coulter
Actors: Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Robin Tunney, Bob Hoskins, Molly Parker
Plot: A private detective gets a gig to uncover the George Reeve (TV's Superman) death in which the police won't touch the case for reasons unknown.
Quick Movie Reviews
Rating of
2.5/4
Ingrid Bergman - wrote on 09/02/2014
Adrien Brody does well as Louis Simo, the detective who is seemingly unaware of his own desperation to make a name for himself by solving the mystery of George Reeves' death. This is an interesting movie with much to say about the price of fame especially as Simo is the perfect counterpoint for George Reeves' character, a man who did not value his own celebrity status. That being said, the movie itself doesn't quite accomplish it's goals but the journey is certainly worth a look.
Rating of
2.5/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/09/2012
Moves pretty slow for this kind of noir/thriller type movie, but I thought the story was handled well though it plays more like a what-if history lesson than a true crime story. Adequate attempt - though if you have no interest in sordid Hollywood history it might bore you easily.
Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
"Hollywoodland" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 01/13/2012
Hollywoodland is a fictionalisation of the circumstances surrounding the death of George Reeves whose first acting role was in the legendary Gone With The Wind but found fame as the TV incarnation of Superman. Aping the Noiresque feel of 40s and 50s detective movies, Adrien Brody is excellent as the down at heel, ambulance chasing private eye who is more interested in self aggrandizement than justice, as is Ben Affleck who puts in a fine performance as the charming rogue who feels he is better than the lot in life he has been handed. Sensitively directed with a nice sense of period, this is not a lurid true crime story, more a character study with an intelligently plotted investigative spin and it works really well. Those expecting a slam-bang finale may be disappointed but it has a …
Rating of
2.5/4
Fair movie on 1 of Hollywood's greatest mysteries
The M.O.W. - wrote on 08/02/2008
"Louis Simo" (Adrien Brody) is a down on his luck private investigator who has been hired to find out the truth of the death of "George Reeves" (Ben Affleck), lead actor in the classic television series "The Adventures of Superman". It is a case which may make or break his career.
The movie switches between "Simo's" private life, which deals with his estranged wife (Molly Parker) and their son (Zachary Mills), and the "Reeves" case, which brings into his life the most likely suspects in what many believe to this day to be the murder of Reeves.
Ever since the actor's death, there have been two theories -- Reeves killed himself as his friends partied downstairs and Reeves was murdered. This movie does a fair job at covering both, though "Simo" leans toward the murder theory since …
Rating of
2/4
Franz Patrick - wrote on 12/23/2007
I decided to give this film a chance in spite of scathing reviews. Unfortunately, they were right to insult this film because it was too long, not to mention snooze-inducing. Even though I thought the actors did a pretty good job in their roles, the main problem was the storytelling. It could've been something really good if the film didn't meander too much. I thought the scenes where the main detective visits the crime scene was a bit too cliche and redundant. He must've visited that place five times or so without really getting anything from it other than guesses. I'm usually okay with films that don't provide exact answers like "Zodiac" because they were done well. This one isn't. It's a waste of an effort; other than to make money, I don't see why the studios released this film to …
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