Mini Movie Review: Mulholland Falls (1996)

 

Mulholland Falls (1996)

A Mini Movie Review by Dave Randal

Plot: In 1950's Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.

I went ahead and watched this movie due to the fact that it is inspired by the same true story that the new movie Gangster Squad is also inspired by.  I was only a kid when it came out, but I was still surprised that I had never heard of it before.  Nick Nolte still had a name at the time, but you could see that his star was definitely falling.

Movie Trailer: Gangster Squad (2013)

 

I'm pretty sure most people have already heard about this movie, but I figured I'd put up the trailer anyway.  This was suppose to come out back in September, but it was pushed back to January of 2013 due to a scene showing gangsters shooting people in a movie theater.  From a publicity standpoint that was probably the right move considering the horrible event that happened in Colorado.

This is easily one of my most anticipated movies to come out in January.  It has a very similar plot to an older movie called Mulholland Falls (1996).  Both movies are loosely based on true events surrounding the infamous LAPD "Hat Squad".  Mulholland Falls starred Nick Nolte as the leader of the squad.  This time around in Gangster Squad though Nick Nolte plays the police chief.  Seeing Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, and Ryan Gosling in the cast gives me a lot of hope for this movie.  

Watch the trailer below.