City of Lies

I won´t go into details of the plot, since it can be found in the description of the movie. Whitaker is outstanding in this movie imo. His natural performance and presence gives life and authenticity to the character of journalist Jack Jackson. Johnny Depp is a surprise. Playing the aging retired police officer Russell Poole, his performance is well balanced, reduced and dedicated to capture the truth of Poole´s ambition and motivation. Whitaker and Depp harmonize, and it shows in the dialogues between Jackson and Poole. Two outstanding actors in an ambitioned movie about a timeless subject: finding truth in a swamp of lies.

"City Of Lies" is a great movie. I loved it's complexity and how it feels like an investigation. How every moment of the film, the viewers are like investigators, looking at the crime scene and figuring out what happened, closing ties around the theories and rumors of what happened. The curious case of the murder of The Notorious B.I.G and Tupac Shakur are among the most complicated and well known cases in the U.S of unclosed business. It is very interesting to see people's point of view around the murders and see how the investigation went wrong. Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker are among the best actors alive and their chemistry on screen is remarkable. They have great dialogue and moments. Though this movie won't give an answer over what happened to both rappers. It is a good movie that examines the cases and gives a lot of information.

This is a gripping crime thriller about corruption in LAPD. Johnny Depp gave an exceptional performance here after Black Mass. Forest Whitaker did well too. It has shades of JFK movie, but couldn't achieve that greatness. This movie should have been released, it's a shame that it got stuck due to controversy. More people should watch this movie.

Watching this movie, you can't help but wonder how far from the truth the events you're watch really are..? After watching it, I undertook some google couch investigation into some of the names and events. Having been in my late teens during the Tupac/Biggy shootings I was pretty familiar with the happenings and headlines at the time and this movie is pretty much true to form in timeline, events, and players. It is a shame that it was shelved. Deserves better...

I never write reviews but this movie had heart and soul behind it. Well acted and very detailed. Politics and ties to real life people are why I believe it was shelved and not given the proper release it deserved. It could have been a little better but it's heart was in the right place.