James Ellroy says film adaptation of LA Confidential was 'as deep as a tortilla'

Speaking at Hay festival, the American crime writer has few kind words for film-makers

It won Oscars and accolades as the best film of 1997, but the crime writer James Ellroy has a different recollection of the adaptation of his novel LA Confidential. “It is about as deep as a tortilla.”

“And if you watch the action of the movie, it does not make dramatic sense,” he told Hay festival. “I don’t care how many awards it’s won … I don’t like the bulk of the performances.”

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