Brown's Requiem

Michael Rooker shines in this well-done adaptation of James Ellroy's novel. It is definitely Michael Rooker who carries the film with his likable working-man persona.He really manages to show the heart and humanity under his character's rough exterior and when he... Full review

...Brown's Requiem tells the story of Fritz Brown, a private investigator and part time repo man who was at one time an officer in the LAPD -- and is currently an on-the-wagon alcoholic. Fritz is hired by an obese golf... Full review

I watched this film on DVD and it was just a chance to catch Michael Rooker in the lead role of Fritz Brown, an ex-cop, repo man, and part time detective. Michael plays him with streetwise honesty and toughness but... Full review

The film succeeds at the most basic level: it creates a vivid lead character, and portrays a specific time and place accurately and memorably.Fans of noir should not miss this undeservedly obscure rendering of Ellroy's first (and most autobiographical) novel.... Full review

I am amazed that, given the reviews of the film (all apart from two rate the film highly), how this film managed to score so poorly. Indeed, I think it's a huge shame that it didn't get a better cinema... Full review

Warning: SPOILERS! I'm suprised no one else seems to have noticed the Chinatown homage this movie does. Kudos to Michael Rooker I'd like to see him in more lead roles. I also liked the irony of Fatdog being both a... Full review

I stumbled onto this film and was not really sure what it was about but the guy in it is from Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer and he was great. The film was very dark and I came out... Full review

Brown's Requiem is, in my opinion, modern day Film Noir at its best. Jason Freeland's obvious understanding of James Ellroy's notoriously clever dialogue paved the way for one of the best adaptations I've ever seen. The casting choices were right... Full review

All of these reviews worth their salt catch on to the fact that this is a great adaption of the book. What they fail to mention is that the locations in this movie really give it that dark, haunting feel... Full review

Really really a good film. I loved the gutsy choices this director made. This is a movie no one should miss. I'm a big fan of James Ellroy and truly believe that Jason Freeland's filmic rendition of this novel is... Full review

Best of all, "Brown's Requiem" has a mature resonance unusual for a first film. At the same time Rooker, who also signed on as one of the film's associate producers, is adept at evoking Brown's isolation and vulnerability. ... Full Review

Since many have grown to expect neo-noirs to be cable-ready wastes of time, Brown's Requiem comes as a refreshing surprise. Thankfully, despite the misleading one-sheet poster which features her prominently, Blair is barely in the film. ... Full Review

Brown's Requiem is a film based on the book of the same name by James Ellroy, who also wrote L.A. Confidential. While the DVD cover and the font used on the DVD itself seem to mirror that of L.A. Confidential,... ... Full Article

Relax, Fritz.It's Chinatown.Drawing from every noir cliche in the book (drinking binges are punctuated by ghostly voice-overs... awesome), Selma Blair ), and a conspiracy that works its way up the ranks of Los Angeles society. ... Full Article