Best thing about this scene is how Jack found a way to win even after he'd lost everything. That mocking yet knowing laugh as he faded away was a celebration of having sealed Dudley's fate.
justgivemethetruth What you described is a very brutal death, moreover - when the throat is cut, the bleeding is so intense and so close to the brain, that the victim indeed won't be able to think of anything meaningful (at least for more than 1-2 seconds). You just try to remember war stories of dying but lucid people, or stories of accident victims - half their bodies missing - who were still able to think clearly, until they were dead a few moments later. Past a certain age all people have encountered such stories, so Vincent's actions after he'd been shot look quite realistic, and because he was a clever man - quite clever. The nature of his wound also gave him some precious time.
I like how Jack says rollo tommassi to Dudley then smiles when he knows that Dudley will mention it to Ed. Then Ed will know that Dudley is the criminal as rollo tommassi is the code name for a criminal that gets away with it. So jack knows his death will be avenged.
What's more, that laugh is intentionally to make Dudley more intrigued about Rollo Tomassi, to assure he will ask Exley. Maybe he didn't find it funny, but he did it to ensure Dudley would ask... So many more layers in the rest of the dialogue and for the rest of the film that makes for an outstanding script besides acting. Hard to believe Brian Helgeland wrote few years after such a crap as Payback (i.e.)
Hats off to Kevin Spacey for performing one of the most realistic on-screen deaths I've ever seen. The way his facial muscles relax and become completely still... damn
Kevin Spacey had a great deal of difficulty playing dead. It was easy enough for him to stare straight ahead when there was an actor or actress in front of him, but his first instinct was to follow James Cromwell with his eyes when he moved. He had to ask a Production Assistant to draw a circle for him, at which to look, on the opposite wall.
Same with Polanski. I love the movies he's making now and I'll watch what he directs to this day, but if he got sentenced to life, or was killed tomorrow, I wouldn't care in the slightest. That's the separation between art and artist
@@liamregan4975 I agree, but he's an awful person. Let's focus on Gary Oldman, Sam Rockwell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Tom hardy, Ralph Fiennes, Benicio Del Toro, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Colin Ferrel, Mathew Mcgaughey, Francis Mcdormand, Woody Harrelson, Ryan Gosling, Michael Keaton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kate Blanchett, and even Jamie Foxx, and John Hamm who stole the show over Spacey in his last official film. There's a lot of amazing actors out there, Kevin, not withstanding.. but I'm not gonna cry over one talented pedophile.
I was about to say the same thing. Totaly unaware and sinking in the death of his partner and as soon as dudley mentions rollo tomasi you can see in eds eyes and his face tensing up that he got it in an instant: it was dudley. Yet he snap out of it in seconds and kept his cool to be able to close the net on dudley without him knowing. Huy pearce's best performance
there is a Dudley Smith moment in the novel that wasn't in the movie , bud white asks why witnesses took back testimony and Dudley says 'They had a change of heart' then he put knuckle dusters on the table absolutely soaked in blood
I would imagine there is no whiskey in Ireland. I'd imagine that as soon as it's mature the cask is tapped and it's gone. Hence, there's never any whiskey in Ireland.
No. You can't 'literally see the life drain out of his eyes', as he didn't actually die. Oh, I know. You were trying to be clever. However, you failed. :/
@@CooManTunesYou can literally see things that aren't there. If I see rain in a movie and it's fake, but I perceive it as real, I've literally seen rain.
very rarely does a film do something that makes me shout, "HOLY CRAP!" but this scene made me do exactly that in the movie theater. And I wasn't the only one.
Jack does not say ROLLO TOMASI cause Smith is the guy who always gets away with it,though obviously,he´s been getting away with it up until now. He says it cause it is LITERALLY the only words that can bring Dudley down and by his own hand. Even with a bullet in his chest,he still has the clarity and insight to realize Dudley won´t want any loose ends so he will talk to other cops about Rollo...most likely,Jacks new partner,Ed Exley. Who invented Rollo.... That´s why he dies with a smile....best last words,best fuck you,one of cinemas best death scenes ever,how Spacey was overlooked by the academy is very weird.
It is the little smile at the end that is the best. He sees Dudley face and knows he took the bait. He died knowing the case was solved. As the Romans say, "morior invictus".
Vincennes was never stupid pretty brilliant move. These two, Spacey and Cromwell so masterful in this film. Very refreshing to see Cromwell play the villain so to speak.
"have ye a valediction, boy-o??"...this is the scene where the movie turns, and you start to realize what's going on, sort of...when you watch this movie for the first time, this is the biggest "wtf?" moment in the movie...when things start to make sense...
LA Confidential, one of the last great film noirs of our time. Feel fortunate it was made in my lifetime and was able to watch and appreciate it. They don't make movies like this anymore. All we get are Avengers movies and Star Wars reboots. Yeeeechhhhh!
Shocked me the first time I saw this. Jumped out of my seat. Bravo. And I love Spacey's realization that, yep...here he is. Rollo Tomasi. The man who gets away with it.
Christopher Jay I think he's laughing because he's just set up Dudley Smith. "Rollo Tommasi" is a name Exley made up for his father's unknown murderer, and he only told Vincennes about it, in confidence. Now that Vincennes told it to Smith, Smith is going to ask Exley about it, and Exley is going to become suspicious. With his dying breath, Vincennes basically just sent a coded message to Exley, telling him: "look out for Smith, he's involved in my murder".
@@landochabod7 If he was somehow involved in the murder of Exleys father, he is the real Rollo Tomassi. They never caught the murderer makes it a possibility
I'm my opinion, this is one of those movies that's so exceptionally made that it's impossible to find a flaw. I mean, every movie has a flaw or two, just this one is amazingly crafted, all around.
@@samnowland4679 I stopped watching the Academy Awards because of this movie. I remember being irrationally upset that it didn't win best picture and realized it wasn't worth it for an awards show to turn me into a nut job. lol
@@denisenoles3159 haha I feel the same way. The academy should somehow be only made up of people with no agendas, no political opinions etc.. Just people that know what REAL talent and hard work looks like so only the people that actually deserve the awards get them.
This is when I became a fan of Spacey. Such a masterful actor. When I saw this scene, I was struck by it, they way he says Rollo tomasi and his acting of dying, just wow wow wow
You know what I hear Danny? Nothing. No footsteps up the stairs, no jet out of the window, no clickeyty-click of the little spiders. Do you know why I can't hear those things Danny? Because right now, the Pre-Cogs can't see a thing.
nah you cut that too early. kevin stays like that for what it feels like 30 sec, and in that time you have (i had) the feeling the soul is leaving the body. He should have won a statue, not just the oscar. But i guess his inspiring career is a more valuable prize.
A superb example of a jump scare. Utterly unexpected! Nothing to signal the audience. Excellent writing, editing and acting to create the ideal WTF !?!? I've heard Spacey tell how he achieved that death mask look. He asked that a dot be put on the wall behind Cromwell's face. He then simply focused on that dot and relaxed. He achieved a chilling realism. In the film, the editor stayed on the shot of Spacey until his eyes moved. Brilliant acting!
Cool info - always wondered how Spacey did it. Might be the most realistic onscreen death I have seen, although Brian Blessed is superb in 'I, Claudius.'
This is utter stupidity and virtue signalling to mention ''i don't defend him'' before saying something positive about him. No one is expecting you to defend or judge him, and no one should even comment about that topic when discussing his acting skills.
I love how the inspiration for the major characters in L.A. Noir can be traced directly back to this movie. Cole Phelps is a mix of Exley and Bud Roy from the Vice division is Jack Captain James Donnelly is Dudley Elsa from the Blue Light Room is Lynn L.A. Noir is literally just L.A. Confidential, the game.
This movie is def in my top five all time favorite movies list! It is perfection!!! I was pissed when Titanic beat it for best picture. This movie was a million Times better than Titanic and Russell Crowe deserved an Oscar for playing Bud White.
AH! You know, I haven't actually read it. "The Big Nowhere" is still hands down my favorite of his LA Noir QUARTET though. I thought that one should be turned into a movie.
A perfect example of what a combination of great screenwriter, casting choice, direction and music can achieve. The script perfectly built it up, with a powerful twist after twist. James Cromwell is mostly known from positive, funny characters, so nobody thought he is the incarnation of evil. Which is scary in itself - psychopats dont always look like villains, they often look innocent. And Kevin Spacey acting with that tense music after "Rollo Tomasi" words and his laugh. And it only gets better after the reveal to Guy Pierce.
The laugh at 1:58 always gets me. For a long time I have believed that the reason he's laughing is that he is just solved the case and the man who murdered him will be the one to incriminate himself. I re-watched the film recently and I've got another idea of why he's starting to laugh. I think he remembers now why he became a police officer. When he could not answer that question earlier he was obviously upset about that. Now in his final moment, in a twisted way, he is happy.
It is almost funny how shocking this scene is, ... but why? Because most of the movie we see are so stupid ... the bad guy always takes time to gloat, explain, but Cromwell here realizes he is in danger, works it out and just cold bloodedly kills Spacey. Shocking as 911. Sickening too.
Hansons direction was so superb that we were shocked by this....like,WHO else could´ve been the films villain? Haha,there wasn´t even any other suspects....Straitharns Pearce Patchett? No,great job to make most of us miss it,though we might´ve had our minor suspicions but nothing prepared us for this....
+trha2222 Best film of 1997? Hmmm....yes,it was. I put Will Hunting 2nd. Titanic is decent,watchable once but those 11 oscars are a disgrace forever. Still, BEST film of the 90´s? Come on,man...The usual suspects. Fight Club. J.F.K. Reservoir Dogs. Magnolia. Saving P Ryan. The talented mr.Ripley. The Shawshank redemption. Bound. Boogie Nights. Road to Perdition. Heat. Donnie Brasco. American beauty. Last of the mohicans. TRUE ROMANCE etc and so on....some I´ve seen 20 times,others are so great,others just examples but I will strongly disagree. Great crimethriller,yeah...not the best film OR crimefilm of the most amazing, classic-spawning decade in cinemahistory that will never be threatened and of course,never come again... IMO.
trha2222 What? Oh,right,more words = more meanings,comprehension tricky. My bad,forget that,I Meant; No...it is not the best film of the 90´s. I base that on...nothing obviously. Gonna have my 1st scotch now,though...wanna synchronize the booze?
Actually this scene isn’t so surprising if you pay attention much earlier in the movie. The captain asks Edmund if he’s willing to plant evidence against people. Well that scene told me right there that the captain is a crooked cop!
@@babalarassrah Was, and still and will be great to the end... don’t make it personal with an actor because of something he did outside movies. So many actors have black history of their own, you won’t enjoy any great work with that mind.
Vincennes is such a great character: smart, cynical, morally questionable yet willing to admit his mistakes, always playing the long game even at death's door. Dammit Kevin, why'd you have to be so rotten in real life.
Another great little detail about this scene: Smith's hand shakes as he hands the coffee cup to Jack. This causes Jack to lick his fingers and take his eyes off Dudley when he turns around from the stove. So did Dudley shake the cup on purpose or was he nervous?
The proper response to this was, "Oh, he thinks it's nuts! Plus I told fifty other people too! And it's in a manila envelope that will be mailed to the LA Times and the FBI in two days unless I personally stop it! Yep!"
People are debating whether Jack is laughing at Dudley being a "Rollo Tomasi" or because he's getting the last laugh by sending a posthumous message to Exley. But I think it's both. Jack realizes Dudley is a "guy who gets away with it," just like Exley's imaginary criminal, which THEN inspires him to use that name to send a message to Exley. He's laughing because he knows he's beaten Dudley AND laughing at the irony that Dudley is a real-life "Rollo." It's both.
Minority report ripped off this scene. When Colin Farrell's character gets killed by max von sydow after finding out about a murder conspiracy that von sydow's character was behind on the whole time.
I wonder if there are films/roles for his calibre, though. But you're right. He can turn even a mediocre role to gold. And if he gets a good screenplay, he can do wonders.
I find it hilarious that the captain is a corrupt drug-dealing killer but is also obsessed with officer’s fitness results. He mentions it a few times in the movie.
Kevin Spacey was outstanding in this movie. I remember seeing him for the first time in an 80s show called Wiseguy. He was great on that show as well, but given his current legal situation only time will tell how it will go for him personally and professionally.
One of the most brilliant double twists ever. Could you imagine if Ed hadn’t told Jack that story 1st being Smith’s reveal as the villian and the 2nd being Jack’s last laugh
Kevin Spacey and Guy Pierce are great in this movie, especially Spacey. Russell Crowe was starting to brew his monotone, always squinting, always hunched looking like he's gonna punch someone "Gladiator" style of acting. I seriously don't get why he does that in most of his movies and get critical acclaim. Why cant he play more characters like Captain Jack Aubrey? Why cant he be more like Spacey who can be slimy and a douche one moment and be this relatably genuine cool guy in the next.
Hey. Don't badmouth Crowe. This is easily one of his best roles. He plays the hot head cop perfectly. He genuinely comes across as the kind of man you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of. Love the interview scene when he breaks the chair and threatens the dude by sticking a gun in his mouth. The poor can barely spill his guts quick enough because his mouth is full. Lol.
Not really badmouthing Crowe. I actually love his take on Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander. He was charming, wise and has the poise of a hardened naval commander that doesn't look like he's just projecting a lot, subtle and consistent in his character. But his other works I think he's trying too hard to act steely and menacing. If you put me in the situation as the guy who gets interrogated in that scene I would be more afraid of Guy Pierce's matter-of-fact, by the book stern portrayal of a good cop than his attempt on becoming a bad tempered grunt.
That's how well ALL played their roles. This is an ensemble piece at it's finest with two great actors in Crowe and Pearce who are so different but found common ground to get justice. Love this movie, so quotable and true to the noir style. Crowe had me at Virtuosity but really got me in this movie.
This is probably the only movie I enjoyed Crowe in. He should have been nominated for the Oscar. Even a Beautiful Mind didn't awe me. Not knocking his acting but I always feel like I am watching Russel Crowe (like Jack Nicholson playing himself all the time).
That reminds me of horrible bosses 1 when Kevin Spacey's character Dale Harkin killed colin farrell's character bobby pellitt. It is like he is getting revenge on colin farrell for ripping off Kevin Spacey's character's death in LA Confidential.
Best thing about this scene is how Jack found a way to win even after he'd lost everything. That mocking yet knowing laugh as he faded away was a celebration of having sealed Dudley's fate.
SO good.
SUCH an amazing script!
This is legitimately one of the most shocking scenes in a movie period. This caught me so off guard , my eyes were GLUED to the screen.
Same here... Back then twists were upredictable and shocking because the build-up was subtle and writing was really well-thought out.
K. Lon Wow glued huh? That must've fuckin hurt
This, Zefron Cochrane and Jack Bauer's evil father are my three favorite roles of James Cromwell.
Arguably the greatest jump scare of all time...and it's not even a horror movie!
@degree7 What's wrong with his role in Babe?
I love that laugh he does...
It's just like: "This is gonna be gooooood, wish I could stick around..."
Lmao - you nailed it
He knew he'd just hung Dudley
I just do not see anyone who is imminently dying thinking about anything but death. Especially violently, that part of the scene was ridiculous.
justgivemethetruth, you must be a child.
justgivemethetruth What you described is a very brutal death, moreover - when the throat is cut, the bleeding is so intense and so close to the brain, that the victim indeed won't be able to think of anything meaningful (at least for more than 1-2 seconds).
You just try to remember war stories of dying but lucid people, or stories of accident victims - half their bodies missing - who were still able to think clearly, until they were dead a few moments later. Past a certain age all people have encountered such stories, so Vincent's actions after he'd been shot look quite realistic, and because he was a clever man - quite clever. The nature of his wound also gave him some precious time.
Oh god yes
"Don't start tryin' to do the right thing, boyo. Ya haven't had the practice." One of the best lines in a movie where almost every line is memorable.
So many great lines
"GO back to Jersey Sonny, this is the city of the Angels, and you haven't gotten any wings"
I like how Jack says rollo tommassi to Dudley then smiles when he knows that Dudley will mention it to Ed. Then Ed will know that Dudley is the criminal as rollo tommassi is the code name for a criminal that gets away with it. So jack knows his death will be avenged.
What's more, that laugh is intentionally to make Dudley more intrigued about Rollo Tomassi, to assure he will ask Exley. Maybe he didn't find it funny, but he did it to ensure Dudley would ask... So many more layers in the rest of the dialogue and for the rest of the film that makes for an outstanding script besides acting. Hard to believe Brian Helgeland wrote few years after such a crap as Payback (i.e.)
It was an ingenious, posthumous communication! Jack’s ghost might as well have appeared in front of Exley and warned him.
Lol......thank you for explaining the movie to us.
"You like how" the plot of this movie...?
@@jlg395 haha, my thoughts, too. (wish i had understood that THIS was what the scene was really all about!)
Hats off to Kevin Spacey for performing one of the most realistic on-screen deaths I've ever seen. The way his facial muscles relax and become completely still... damn
There were two black circles on the wall behind Cromwell, that's how his eyes didn't follow
Can't stand the guy, but you're right, that is well performed.
Kevin Spacey had a great deal of difficulty playing dead. It was easy enough for him to stare straight ahead when there was an actor or actress in front of him, but his first instinct was to follow James Cromwell with his eyes when he moved. He had to ask a Production Assistant to draw a circle for him, at which to look, on the opposite wall.
Easier to do when he's probably seen some deaths. Probably.
@MAGACOP He's about as innocent as Jeffery Epstein.
Too bad about Spacey's current situation, and I'm not defending him, at all. But he was, and still is, a phenomenal actor.
Indeed he is.... HOC... Seven and many others...brilliant performer
He isan excellent actor
Quite possibly the best in the last 25 years, not like anyone will ever agree with that now tho.
Same with Polanski. I love the movies he's making now and I'll watch what he directs to this day, but if he got sentenced to life, or was killed tomorrow, I wouldn't care in the slightest. That's the separation between art and artist
@@liamregan4975 I agree, but he's an awful person. Let's focus on Gary Oldman, Sam Rockwell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Tom hardy, Ralph Fiennes, Benicio Del Toro, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Colin Ferrel, Mathew Mcgaughey, Francis Mcdormand, Woody Harrelson, Ryan Gosling, Michael Keaton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kate Blanchett, and even Jamie Foxx, and John Hamm who stole the show over Spacey in his last official film.
There's a lot of amazing actors out there, Kevin, not withstanding.. but I'm not gonna cry over one talented pedophile.
I always loved Ed’s reaction to hearing him use the name. He was shocked to his core for a second and then covered it. Masterful acting.
Yep, Guy Pearce gave a great performance, and that scene was a wonder to behold.
It was a mute scream.
It's also nicely scored, as they don't bring in the “dread music” until after Dudley leaves. The audience gets to react with Ed.
I was about to say the same thing. Totaly unaware and sinking in the death of his partner and as soon as dudley mentions rollo tomasi you can see in eds eyes and his face tensing up that he got it in an instant: it was dudley. Yet he snap out of it in seconds and kept his cool to be able to close the net on dudley without him knowing. Huy pearce's best performance
He died like he lived... in constant annoyance of stains on his suit.
LMFAOOOOO
Cromwell is the perfect villian in this
I woundnt trade places with that man for all the whiskey in Ireland is my favorite line lol
Wasn't he that farmer from BABE ? different kind of pig here! lol! ugghh awful!! I know I'm late for this but HAPPY ST PATRICKS DAY!!
@@harveylee51 Yes Cromwell was in both films. What a range. Brilliant actor.
there is a Dudley Smith moment in the novel that wasn't in the movie , bud white asks why witnesses took back testimony and Dudley says 'They had a change of heart' then he put knuckle dusters on the table absolutely soaked in blood
I would imagine there is no whiskey in Ireland. I'd imagine that as soon as it's mature the cask is tapped and it's gone. Hence, there's never any whiskey in Ireland.
Goddamn Kevin Spacey. You can literally see the life drain out of his eyes. No acting school can teach this, the man's a Wizard.
Henry Jackson Did he actually have sex with a minor though?
No. You can't 'literally see the life drain out of his eyes', as he didn't actually die. Oh, I know. You were trying to be clever. However, you failed. :/
@@CooManTunes stop
@@CooManTunes found Neil deGrasse Tyson's alt
@@CooManTunesYou can literally see things that aren't there.
If I see rain in a movie and it's fake, but I perceive it as real, I've literally seen rain.
this really surprised me the first time i saw it
very rarely does a film do something that makes me shout, "HOLY CRAP!" but this scene made me do exactly that in the movie theater. And I wasn't the only one.
They did a fantastic job of having many threads and in the end tying them all up
Especially when the lead star of the movie is Kevin spacey
@@scottwilliam3470 well he is one of the 3 protagonists, but if I had to pick the lead character that would be Russell Crowe or Guy Pierce
Jack does not say ROLLO TOMASI cause Smith is the guy who always gets away with it,though obviously,he´s been getting away with it up until now. He says it cause it is LITERALLY the only words that can bring Dudley down and by his own hand. Even with a bullet in his chest,he still has the clarity and insight to realize Dudley won´t want any loose ends so he will talk to other cops about Rollo...most likely,Jacks new partner,Ed Exley. Who invented Rollo.... That´s why he dies with a smile....best last words,best fuck you,one of cinemas best death scenes ever,how Spacey was overlooked by the academy is very weird.
WOW.....I never realized this was so calculated on Jack's part. Very interesting
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Of course it's calculated, he's setting up Dudley-Smith with just two words!
It is the little smile at the end that is the best. He sees Dudley face and knows he took the bait. He died knowing the case was solved. As the Romans say, "morior invictus".
1:14 - Dudley Smith catches Jack Vincennes off-guard and ends him.
1:47 - Jack Vincennes catches Dudley Smith off-guard and ends him.
Vincennes was never stupid pretty brilliant move. These two, Spacey and Cromwell so masterful in this film. Very refreshing to see Cromwell play the villain so to speak.
"have ye a valediction, boy-o??"...this is the scene where the movie turns, and you start to realize what's going on, sort of...when you watch this movie for the first time, this is the biggest "wtf?" moment in the movie...when things start to make sense...
Even in his final moments, Jack never took a stupid breath in his life.
LA Confidential, one of the last great film noirs of our time. Feel fortunate it was made in my lifetime and was able to watch and appreciate it. They don't make movies like this anymore. All we get are Avengers movies and Star Wars reboots. Yeeeechhhhh!
And this masterpiece lost the best picture oscar to Titanic. Pathetic.
"remember when" is the lowest form of conversation
I mean Avengers ain't that bad lol
@@plus_sign ah a fellow sopranos fan
No one gets shot better than spacey.
Peter weller in robocop hello!!!!!
agreed! his facial expressions tho
Shocked me the first time I saw this. Jumped out of my seat. Bravo. And I love Spacey's realization that, yep...here he is. Rollo Tomasi. The man who gets away with it.
Nope...not what that means. He is not a masochist,why would he laugh at his killer getting away?Its barely a double entendre....
Christopher Jay I think he's laughing because he's just set up Dudley Smith.
"Rollo Tommasi" is a name Exley made up for his father's unknown murderer, and he only told Vincennes about it, in confidence.
Now that Vincennes told it to Smith, Smith is going to ask Exley about it, and Exley is going to become suspicious.
With his dying breath, Vincennes basically just sent a coded message to Exley, telling him: "look out for Smith, he's involved in my murder".
Believes he will get away with it ! Not this time boyo !! HAPPY ST PATRICKS DAY!
@@landochabod7 If he was somehow involved in the murder of Exleys father, he is the real Rollo Tomassi. They never caught the murderer makes it a possibility
@@ludomirsteinbruck9376 Unlikely.
It's just a concept Exley came up with.
I'm my opinion, this is one of those movies that's so exceptionally made that it's impossible to find a flaw. I mean, every movie has a flaw or two, just this one is amazingly crafted, all around.
Agree. I watch it twice a year. One of the best movies ever made.
@@denisenoles3159 I watch it like 5 times a year.... Haha. It's one of the few movies out there where all the lead performances are award worthy.
@@samnowland4679 I stopped watching the Academy Awards because of this movie. I remember being irrationally upset that it didn't win best picture and realized it wasn't worth it for an awards show to turn me into a nut job. lol
@@denisenoles3159 haha I feel the same way. The academy should somehow be only made up of people with no agendas, no political opinions etc.. Just people that know what REAL talent and hard work looks like so only the people that actually deserve the awards get them.
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I simply adore Cromwell and this shock was almost too much to bear. Excellent acting... Spacey at his best.
that smile after he says rollo, so good
AND SPACEY DIDN'T GET NOMINATED FOR THIS? I just...COME ON ACADEMY!!!!
+Cj Stevenson
Like I said, the Oscars are always fixed.
I love how in the end jack knew he had gotten his man.
The role played by Rollo Tomassi in this movie is the most ingenious storytelling I have ever seen in a movie.....
1:15 Kevin Spacey's career after 2017
This is when I became a fan of Spacey. Such a masterful actor. When I saw this scene, I was struck by it, they way he says Rollo tomasi and his acting of dying, just wow wow wow
You can literally see the light in his eyes fade out. Incredible.
You know what I hear Danny? Nothing. No footsteps up the stairs, no jet out of the window, no clickeyty-click of the little spiders. Do you know why I can't hear those things Danny? Because right now, the Pre-Cogs can't see a thing.
nah you cut that too early. kevin stays like that for what it feels like 30 sec, and in that time you have (i had) the feeling the soul is leaving the body. He should have won a statue, not just the oscar. But i guess his inspiring career is a more valuable prize.
Too bad this comment hasn't aged well...
Giacomo Grilli Ah. Yeah this didn’t age well...
You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.
trha2222 I disagree I think Kim Basinger gave the best performance in this movie
A superb example of a jump scare. Utterly unexpected! Nothing to signal the audience. Excellent writing, editing and acting to create the ideal WTF !?!? I've heard Spacey tell how he achieved that death mask look. He asked that a dot be put on the wall behind Cromwell's face. He then simply focused on that dot and relaxed. He achieved a chilling realism. In the film, the editor stayed on the shot of Spacey until his eyes moved. Brilliant acting!
Cool info - always wondered how Spacey did it. Might be the most realistic onscreen death I have seen, although Brian Blessed is superb in 'I, Claudius.'
and yet it's filmed in such a way that nothing you learn from this point forward contradicts anything earlier in the movie. It is utterly seamless.
House of Cards is going to be such a bad show without Kevin in it. He literally makes that show what it is. Without him. It is nothing.
Cause he is the damn protagonist. Like watching Breaking Bad season 5 without Walter White
For so many years... Kevin Spacey WAS Rollo Tamasi.
The greatest twist. Well he is Keyser Soze
America’s not ready for the real me.
Oh, SNAP!! Sucks, but it's true.
Disappointed and Surprised
Nope, all charges against him dropped. They ruined a great actors career over b.s.
Not defending the things he's been accused of but Kevin Spacey is a phenomenal actor
totally agreed!
This is utter stupidity and virtue signalling to mention ''i don't defend him'' before saying something positive about him. No one is expecting you to defend or judge him, and no one should even comment about that topic when discussing his acting skills.
@@LethalWalou with you 100% well said
He’s excellent.
Kevin Spacey is at least good enough to die in all his prominent roles.
Excellent scene. Kevin Spacey carried it beautifully. Bravo. 👏🏻
First time I saw this I was expecting a dry, sarcastic reaction from Spacey after he gets shot.
"Well gee, thanks for the tea asshole."
Marvel fan detected
"Don't start trying to do the right thing boyo, you haven't had the practice." One of the most profound quotes in cinematic history:(
Beautiful “check mate” there at his end. 👏👏👏
I love how the inspiration for the major characters in L.A. Noir can be traced directly back to this movie.
Cole Phelps is a mix of Exley and Bud
Roy from the Vice division is Jack
Captain James Donnelly is Dudley
Elsa from the Blue Light Room is Lynn
L.A. Noir is literally just L.A. Confidential, the game.
Damn let him sip the coffee first lol
This movie is def in my top five all time favorite movies list! It is perfection!!! I was pissed when Titanic beat it for best picture. This movie was a million Times better than Titanic and Russell Crowe deserved an Oscar for playing Bud White.
I actually liked the trilogy of the books. The Big Nowhere, LA Confidential and White Jazz.
QuasiTraction Actually it's a quartet, Black Dahlia Is the first book. A must read as well as his new book Perfidia!
AH! You know, I haven't actually read it. "The Big Nowhere" is still hands down my favorite of his LA Noir QUARTET though. I thought that one should be turned into a movie.
A perfect example of what a combination of great screenwriter, casting choice, direction and music can achieve.
The script perfectly built it up, with a powerful twist after twist. James Cromwell is mostly known from positive, funny characters, so nobody thought he is the incarnation of evil.
Which is scary in itself - psychopats dont always look like villains, they often look innocent. And Kevin Spacey acting with that tense music after "Rollo Tomasi" words and his laugh.
And it only gets better after the reveal to Guy Pierce.
The laugh at 1:58 always gets me. For a long time I have believed that the reason he's laughing is that he is just solved the case and the man who murdered him will be the one to incriminate himself. I re-watched the film recently and I've got another idea of why he's starting to laugh. I think he remembers now why he became a police officer. When he could not answer that question earlier he was obviously upset about that. Now in his final moment, in a twisted way, he is happy.
It is almost funny how shocking this scene is, ... but why? Because most of the movie we see are so stupid ... the bad guy always takes time to gloat, explain, but Cromwell here realizes he is in danger, works it out and just cold bloodedly kills Spacey. Shocking as 911. Sickening too.
I just LOVE this movie! Amazing cast, great script from James Ellroy’s novel!
I have seen a guy who gave this masterpiece 4/10 and i couldn't belive that such a people exists.
Say what you want about Spacey, but he’s one of the greatest actors of all time. Brilliant in every role he’s in.
Fun Fact: Dudley didn't kill jack because he was about to be exposed by their investigation. He just doesn't like people who drink their tea black.
Hansons direction was so superb that we were shocked by this....like,WHO else could´ve been the films villain? Haha,there wasn´t even any other suspects....Straitharns Pearce Patchett? No,great job to make most of us miss it,though we might´ve had our minor suspicions but nothing prepared us for this....
+trha2222
The Oscars are always fixed.
+trha2222 Best film of 1997? Hmmm....yes,it was. I put Will Hunting 2nd. Titanic is decent,watchable once but those 11 oscars are a disgrace forever. Still, BEST film of the 90´s? Come on,man...The usual suspects. Fight Club. J.F.K. Reservoir Dogs. Magnolia. Saving P Ryan. The talented mr.Ripley. The Shawshank redemption. Bound. Boogie Nights. Road to Perdition. Heat. Donnie Brasco. American beauty. Last of the mohicans. TRUE ROMANCE etc and so on....some I´ve seen 20 times,others are so great,others just examples but I will strongly disagree. Great crimethriller,yeah...not the best film OR crimefilm of the most amazing, classic-spawning decade in cinemahistory that will never be threatened and of course,never come again... IMO.
trha2222 What? Oh,right,more words = more meanings,comprehension tricky. My bad,forget that,I Meant; No...it is not the best film of the 90´s. I base that on...nothing obviously. Gonna have my 1st scotch now,though...wanna synchronize the booze?
Sir Sumumabitch la confidential is easily better than all of those movies except magnolia
exactly exactly
The most shocking scene in a movie I've ever seen, hands down!
Actually this scene isn’t so surprising if you pay attention much earlier in the movie. The captain asks Edmund if he’s willing to plant evidence against people. Well that scene told me right there that the captain is a crooked cop!
Spacey was/is an incredible actor.
Kevin Spacey is such a great actor.
was
@@babalarassrah Was, and still and will be great to the end... don’t make it personal with an actor because of something he did outside movies. So many actors have black history of their own, you won’t enjoy any great work with that mind.
@@babalarassrah Will always be... Acting is a skill
Vincennes is such a great character: smart, cynical, morally questionable yet willing to admit his mistakes, always playing the long game even at death's door.
Dammit Kevin, why'd you have to be so rotten in real life.
One of the scariest scenes in cinema. 1st time I saw this I had no idea the assassination was coming.
That's the beauty of a smart film
@@scottwilliam3470 this is good but watch "the departed"
One of the most WTF scenes of all time !
At least he died Red Pilled with Rollo Tomassi on his mind.
Reminds me of when Jean Reno said: This is from Mathilda.
It's pure pleasure, a scene made for two great actors.
I watched Babe about 10 times before seeing this as a 13 year old and have been beautifully scarred for life since then. Kudos, LAC. Kudos.
1:15 that'll do, boyo, that'll do
I love how he knows all of those bad cops fitness reports. Lol
Police captain it’s his job to know
Another great little detail about this scene: Smith's hand shakes as he hands the coffee cup to Jack. This causes Jack to lick his fingers and take his eyes off Dudley when he turns around from the stove. So did Dudley shake the cup on purpose or was he nervous?
The proper response to this was, "Oh, he thinks it's nuts! Plus I told fifty other people too! And it's in a manila envelope that will be mailed to the LA Times and the FBI in two days unless I personally stop it! Yep!"
People are debating whether Jack is laughing at Dudley being a "Rollo Tomasi" or because he's getting the last laugh by sending a posthumous message to Exley. But I think it's both.
Jack realizes Dudley is a "guy who gets away with it," just like Exley's imaginary criminal, which THEN inspires him to use that name to send a message to Exley.
He's laughing because he knows he's beaten Dudley AND laughing at the irony that Dudley is a real-life "Rollo."
It's both.
"Don't start trying to do the right thing, boyo. You haven't had the practice!"
Phenomenal writing.
The Writing is so awesome for this Movie. Classic
I swear I had just watch Cromwell in Babe then see him in this role 😂
Minority report ripped off this scene. When Colin Farrell's character gets killed by max von sydow after finding out about a murder conspiracy that von sydow's character was behind on the whole time.
This same scene probably happened in a noir movie or two or three in the 40s and 50s.
kevin spicy is simply best , i loved him from this scene
Kevin bacon
LMFAOOOOOO kevin scrambled eggs
they painted a circle on the ceiling so Kevin Spacey could stare at it without blinking
its a shame THEY took out this incredible actor....
I wonder if there are films/roles for his calibre, though. But you're right. He can turn even a mediocre role to gold. And if he gets a good screenplay, he can do wonders.
Yeah, of the 3 cops in the lead, he was the most likeable.
Just discovered this movie. It’s definitley Scorcese inspired
The greatest trick kevin spacey ever pulled was making me think he was a heterosexual...
we've been tricked
The best scene from one of the best movies I've ever seen.
This scene is a totally masterpiece
1:15 Kevin Spacey's career.
Have you a valediction, boyo?
I now choose to live as a gay man.
I find it hilarious that the captain is a corrupt drug-dealing killer but is also obsessed with officer’s fitness results. He mentions it a few times in the movie.
Kevin Spacey was outstanding in this movie. I remember seeing him for the first time in an 80s show called Wiseguy. He was great on that show as well, but given his current legal situation only time will tell how it will go for him personally and professionally.
“The toes knows”
This movie is great. Powerful stuff, the Rolo Tomassi follow up scene is classic.
One of the most brilliant double twists ever. Could you imagine if Ed hadn’t told Jack that story
1st being Smith’s reveal as the villian and the 2nd being Jack’s last laugh
RIP KEVIN SPACEY'S CAREER
If I form a band I'm naming it Rollo Tomasi
Well, you're late to the party man. There is one already and it's super good.
What a shame. Spacey was by far my favorite actor of this generation. It's incredibly unfortunate how he chose to live his personal life.
First time seeing this, I knew he was going to shoot hollywood Vince.. You could just sense something was off.. Still was a bit shocking though.
Actually Kevin Spacey made a mistake here, the script says: Keyser Soze.
How does he do it? How the hell does he do it?!
Kevin Spacey! Please tell me your secret!!!
Rollo Tomasi Rollo Tomasi Rollo Tomasi Rollo Tomasi
Keyser Söze Keyser Söze Keyser Söze Keyser Söze
Definitely my top 10 films. Really mind blown the first time.
Love the music in this scene.
This movie is pure prefection!!!
He's always getting shot lol
He was killed with kindness
Kevin's smile is so perfect
beware when people ask why are you trying to question!
Kevin Spacey and Guy Pierce are great in this movie, especially Spacey. Russell Crowe was starting to brew his monotone, always squinting, always hunched looking like he's gonna punch someone "Gladiator" style of acting. I seriously don't get why he does that in most of his movies and get critical acclaim. Why cant he play more characters like Captain Jack Aubrey? Why cant he be more like Spacey who can be slimy and a douche one moment and be this relatably genuine cool guy in the next.
Hey. Don't badmouth Crowe. This is easily one of his best roles. He plays the hot head cop perfectly. He genuinely comes across as the kind of man you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of. Love the interview scene when he breaks the chair and threatens the dude by sticking a gun in his mouth. The poor can barely spill his guts quick enough because his mouth is full. Lol.
Not really badmouthing Crowe. I actually love his take on Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander. He was charming, wise and has the poise of a hardened naval commander that doesn't look like he's just projecting a lot, subtle and consistent in his character. But his other works I think he's trying too hard to act steely and menacing. If you put me in the situation as the guy who gets interrogated in that scene I would be more afraid of Guy Pierce's matter-of-fact, by the book stern portrayal of a good cop than his attempt on becoming a bad tempered grunt.
That's how well ALL played their roles. This is an ensemble piece at it's finest with two great actors in Crowe and Pearce who are so different but found common ground to get justice. Love this movie, so quotable and true to the noir style. Crowe had me at Virtuosity but really got me in this movie.
This is probably the only movie I enjoyed Crowe in. He should have been nominated for the Oscar. Even a Beautiful Mind didn't awe me. Not knocking his acting but I always feel like I am watching Russel Crowe (like Jack Nicholson playing himself all the time).
Denise Noles Yes, we share the same opinion on this. He is quite a wooden actor in most cases.
Reminds me of a murder scene from Minority Report
that's exactly what I was thinking when I was watching minority report, it reminded me of this scene.
Yeah when Danny witwer gets killed by Lamar Burgess.
That reminds me of horrible bosses 1 when Kevin Spacey's character Dale Harkin killed colin farrell's character bobby pellitt. It is like he is getting revenge on colin farrell for ripping off Kevin Spacey's character's death in LA Confidential.
pretty sure they copied it from this scene
Sad scene, Vincennes was just about to redeem himself...
He still did, with his two last words