You have GOT to be kidding. Is THIS supposed to be Dr. George Hodel???
This is ridiculous – and has nothing to do with the Black Dahlia case. Nada.
I think we all remember what happened the last time we saw this disclaimer on a movie. It was the disaster known as “Gangster Squad.” At least most of us remember.
Or as I said in 2013: “Inspired by a True Story” is movie shorthand for “what you’re about to see is all b.s.”
“Gangster Squad”: Fail | Part 1
“Gangster Squad”: Fail | Part 2
“Gangster Squad”: Fail | Part 3
How Not to Wear a Hat, “Gangster Squad” Edition
This time it’s “I Am the Night.”
Oh look! It’s the Black Dahlia (1947) in (record scratch) 1965?
The Black Dahlia and the Watts Riots (1965)?
“CAN YOU DIG IT? CAN YOU DIG IT?”
Now. There’s. Some. Dialogue.
And for the record, take a look at Chris Pine.
Nobody and I mean NOBODY dressed like this in 1965 (I was there). So Rhona Meyers, go sit in the corner with an old Life magazine. And the hairstyles. Seriously?
This is how guys dressed in 1965. Van Heusen shirt, skinny tie (probably a clip-on).
Oh.
My.
GAWD.
You cannot be serious.
To be (painfully) continued.