Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Hollywood Homicide starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett in an odd pairing and unrealistic cop crime comedy drama. This film didn't work as it film tried too hard to pair an older character with a younger one. The film did include some decent action sequences. Instead of making a memorable movie that could have stood out because of the wisdom, integrity or heart of the two men, in the end, all we get is a typical cop movie. The film is labeled a comedy and does have comedic elements, but a lot of it is very forced. Examples would be of an awkward interrogation scene, and another scene where Harnett is chasing a suspected criminal where the criminal is shown going into a lake to try and dodge Hartnett. They weren't funny, and came off as awkward and time wasting. Hollywood Homicide did flop when it was released in theaters and one can see why. Several of the trailers were misleading, and the PG-13 rating to the film hurt it's chances, also of being a better film.

When not solving murders in Hollywood, Detective Joe Gavilan and his rookie partner Kasey Calden both moonlight in other fields Gavilan sells real estate, and Calden aspires to become an actor. Assigned to the vicious in-club slaying of a promising young rap act, the two detectives delve into the recording industry where they hope to find answers - ideally ones that also come with property buyers or auditions......The problem with this film is that it cannot decide what it wants to be. Yes it's funny in places, but so is The Fifth Element (random I know) and I wouldn't class it as a comedy.It's a mishmash of different genres, drama, thriller, hip hop type drama, and action rolled into one. Or the little sub-genre I call 'the time when Ford tried to get down with the kids'.And this is all it is, Ford trying to get his mojo back after a string of flops with a Rap music background and a hot young co-star (think Exit Wounds).And for the most part, it works, Ford is great as he has this 'I don't care anymore' attitude that makes home endearing.Hartnett is okay and the rest of the cast are forgettable. Story wise it's all over the place, and Shelton should know better, Dark Blue was a great movie.So all in all, it's not good by any means, but curiously watchable.

If you want to see a comedy, this is not the film to watch, since it has way too few laughs in it. If you want to see an action-film, this is probably not the one either, cause I don't think it contains enough action to satisfy fans of that genre. If you want to see a crime-movie you probably ought to keep looking, because Hollywood Homicide has just as much focus on many tiny subplots as the actual crime-plot.However, if you want some noncommittal entertainment which you don't have to use your head to figure out, this movie delivers what it is supposed to.Not art, but worth watching once.

It's Hollywood of the present day and a couple of guys come into a club with Uzis and start shooting it up. Several members of a rap group are slain. As this is a world that doesn't open up to law enforcement in general, solving this massacre is going to be tough.But put on this Hollywood Homicide are a pair of detective partners of different generations both of whom have different other life careers. Harrison Ford has delved deeply into those get rich quick real estate schemes you see on infomercial television. He's got himself a $700,000.00 lemon on his hands right now and even LAPD's Internal Affairs is looking into him. As for young Josh Hartnett, son of a cop killed in the line of duty, he'd really like to be an actor. He's also into new wave type religion that really drives Internal Affairs nuts when he's questioned.The club owner Isaiah Washington who employs some LAPD cops as his security is not terribly cooperative, maybe preferring to deal with it in house in every sense of the word. It's not going to be easy for Ford and Hartnett who seem to be dealing with all of this in their spare time.It's all the usual kind of stuff you expect in modern police comedies or dramas and this is a bit of both. I'd like to single out soul singer Gladys Knight who plays the mother of a survivor who does in fact put Hartnett and Ford on the right track. And his fans will be somewhat taken aback by Lou Diamond Phillips who has a cameo appearance as an undercover detective in full drag. Make up and wardrobe really did right by Lou. Fans of the two lead actors should enjoy Hollywood Homicide.