Hollywood Homicide A Movie Review	MPAA Rated - PG-13 It's 1:46 Long A Review by The Dude on the Right

For "Hollywood Homicide" we get Harrison Ford playing Joe Gavilan, the aging cop who also tries to play real estate agent. His partner, K.C. Calden (Josh Hartnett), is the youngin, thinking he wants to be an actor and also is a yoga instructor. Well, there’s been a shooting at a nightclub, killing an up-and-coming rap group, and Gavilan and Calden have been put on the case. But the movie doesn’t just concentrate on their murder case, nope, this movie has over six storylines going at one time, nicely interconnected with the murder investigation. You see, with the murder you also get Gavilan trying to broker a house sale between the owner of the club where the murder took place and an old movie producer. Then you have Calden trying to keep all of his women straight while memorizing his lines for his acting showcase. Then you get Gavilan being investigated by the internal affairs chief who also has it out to ruin Gavilan’s career. There’s also Calden trying to figure out how his dad was killed on a drug sting. And let’s not forget the story line of who Gavilan is sleeping with. And, oh yea, why is Gavilan talking to a Hollywood Madame? You might think that would really be a lot to keep straight, but thanks to Gavilan’s cell phone he is pretty much able to keep all things in check.

What I liked about the movie was that it kept moving along at a nice pace, and I think this is directly related to the fact there were so many little story lines going along so that when the action slows for one story, we intertwine one of the others to keep things going. Case in point, in one scene Gavilan is chasing the bad guy, stuck in an elevator. Do we get a normally boring elevator scene? No, we get Gavilan working his real estate deal on his cell phone. The other thing that I liked about the movie was the interaction between Ford and Hartnett, which at first I didn’t think would work, but it actually came across great, even humorous in a way that wasn’t over the top.

Sure, there were some things that you would never believe, like the chase scene, but what would a cop movie be without an unbelievable chase scene? But how do keep the audience from just being bored about another chase scene? Well, add TV helicopter coverage like all Los Angeles chases and have Gavilan’s sleeping buddy call him in the middle of the chase asking if he’s alright.

"Hollywood Homicide" is just a fun movie. It doesn’t go for blatant laughs but gives you lots of them. It doesn’t go for over-the-top action but keeps you rooting for the good guys. There aren’t many surprises, but a couple of nice "Uh oh’s!" There are also a lot of great performances in this flick in addition to Ford and Hartnett, with Dwight Yoakum still showing he can be a great actor and Martin Landau fitting the elder role nicely. And if you wondered what happened to Lou Diamond Phillips, he plays an undercover cross-dressing hooker named Wanda.

Not too serious, not too dopey, "Hollywood Homicide" will just keep you entertained for a little under two hours. It’s 4 stars out of 5 from me for this movie. Go ahead, pay full price and don’t forget the popcorn and soda.

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!