1985 · neo-noir · counterfeit · cop
To Live and Die in L.A.
Directed by William Friedkin1h 56m1985
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.
Our read: To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) reads as a heavy, breathless, grounded neo-noir · counterfeit · cop entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, breathless, extreme neo-noir / counterfeit, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- kinetic
- extreme
- bleak
- cold
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