|
|
|
close
ONLINE VIDEO GUIDE SPONSORED BY
Home
>
Movies
>
True Confessions
True Confessions
[1981, Movie, R, 108 mins]
True Confessions: Review
Underrated at the time of release, TRUE CONFESSIONS is a fascinating film that exposes the dark underside of the Catholic Church and fixes it firmly in the seedy, corrupt world of film noir. The first on-screen teaming of De Niro and Duvall (they appeared in GODFATHER II but never in the same scene), the film is largely set in Los Angeles in the 1940s. Tom Spellacy (Duvall) is a hard-boiled homicide detective whose investigation of the grisly murder of a porno starlet leads him to believe that his brother Des (De Niro), an ambitious Catholic monsignor, is involved with corrupt local businessman Jack Amsterdam (Durning)--Spellacy's chief suspect. Adapted by the husband-and-wife team of Dunne and Didion from Dunne's fine novel, all of the characters in TRUE CONFESSIONS are corrupt to the core. The period detail is letter-perfect, the cast is uniformly excellent, and Delerue's score is haunting and evocative. TRUE CONFESSIONS is a thoughtful but deeply disturbing film, and its frank portrayal of corruption and murder makes it for adults only.
Advertisement
Movies Box Office
This Week
Last Week
Film Title
Days In Release
Gross ($M)
Weekend Gross ($M)
1
--
Eagle Eye
3
29.2
29.2
2
--
Nights in Rodanthe
3
13.6
13.6
3
1
Lakeview Terrace
10
25.7
7.0
4
--
Fireproof
3
6.5
6.5
5
2
Burn After Reading
17
45.5
6.2
6
4
Igor
3
14.3
5.5
7
5
Righteous Kill
17
34.8
3.8
8
3
My Best Friend's Girl
10
14.5
3.8
9
--
Miracle at St. Anna
3
3.5
3.5
10
6
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
17
32.8
3.2
Shop
Buy True Confessions from Amazon.com
From MGM (Video & DVD) (DVD)
Average Customer Review:
Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy New: $12.99
more True Confessions products
Advertisement
Related Websites
You might be also interested in the following websites:
True Confessions Info
Server: 04 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:04:55 GMT
