City of Lies

2018

Action / Biography / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 51% · 49 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 83% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 18868 18.9K

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Plot summary

Los Angeles Police Department detective Russell Poole has spent years trying to solve his biggest case -- the murders of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur -- but after two decades, the investigation remains open. Jack Jackson, a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies.


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Johnny Depp as Russell Poole
Angela Gots as Detective Amy Lefferts
Shea Whigham as Frank Lyga
Forest Whitaker as Jack Jackson
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by lavatch 7 / 10

A Forgotten Hero

In the tradition of "Chinatown," the film "City of Lies" explores the labyrinthine world of corruption within the Los Angeles police department.

The filmmakers developed a skillful use of flashbacks to tell the story of the death of Biggie Smalls and the relentless investigation of a decent detective named Russell Poole. Johnny Depp is good as the detective who becomes obsessed with the case and uncovers the cover-up of on the part of high officials of the LAPD.

Poole partners with investigative journalist Jack Jackson played by Forrest Whitaker. The team of Poole and Jackson discover the key players within the police department that were linked to the murder of Biggie (Christopher Wallace). The cast was an extremely effective ensemble.

One of the best scenes in the film is a meeting in a restaurant with Poole, Jackson, and Biggie's mother. It is clear to all three characters that the degree of corruption at LAPD have not changed since the corrupt world depicted in "Chinatown" nearly a century ago.

Reviewed by saadanathan 7 / 10

Extraordinary 7/10

"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.

Reviewed by RJBrez 8 / 10

Best Depp we've watched in years.

City of Lies has two great performances by Jonny Depp and Forest Whitaker, and solid performances by the supporting cast. The story mainly uses flashbacks to tell the story of Russel Poole's investigation into the murder of Notorious BIG.

I loved it. It also makes me mad that this movie was shelved and buried for several years because of Depp's personal problems. So many countless others work on these projects. Usually for much longer than the actual cast, and what ? Their work doesn't matter because of one man's issues? Movie studios continue to disappoint me with their motivations lately.

City of Lies very convincingly tells a story of the LAPD and the great lengths they have went to coverup the involvement some of their officers had in the death of Wallace. Not only his death, but these guys were straight up mob/gangsters. But just like every other issue in this country, it comes down to money and power. The most atrocious thing? The LAPD to this day classifies Wallace's murder as "an open investigation" to prevent them from having to answer questions and to avoid a lawsuit from his mother.

How anyone can trust the LAPD, our government, or anyone else with absolute power is beyond me. No one has a chance against them. It makes you realize how much of a joke our country really is. And if you want to think. Well someone would report all this, someone will tell the truth. Forest Whitaker's character pointed it out toward the end of the movie. His own boss was in the pocket of the top brass of the LAPD. The media is just as corrupt as the institutions it claims it's trying to hold accountable. F it all.

I had hoped by now that the families of the victims of this story would have some closure, but it's highly unlikely to ever happen.

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