The Black Dahlia

Runtime: 81 Minutes

Studio: Lion's Gate Films

Director: Ulli Lommel

Writer(s): Ulli Lommel

Staring: Vladimir Maksic, Ulli Lommel, Peter Beckman, Todd Jensen, JayTon Tucker

Description: A dismembered female body has been discovered in an alleyway in L.A. similar to the Black Dahlia cold case from 1947. There seems to be a copycat of the killing of Betty Short - The Black Dahlia. Now a rookie cop and his team try to find out who is behind the brutal slayings before any more victims appear.

Gore/Violence: This movie has a LOT of blood in it. During the murders blood is dripping off of the people as they cut up the victims with various tools. Violence is contained only to killings by various tools.

Body Count: There is pretty much one death after another right up to the very end of the movie.

Nudity & Sexuality: YES! Some crazy girl decides to take her top off before he gets killed.

Death Scenes: Death scenes are pretty much crap. Most of the time we see just blood flying everywhere, but no actual gore.

Acting/Storyline: Most of the acting was HORRIBLE! I hate to sound so harsh but they were the bottoms of the barrel. They seem very amateur in their actions and how they say their lines. There are a few... very few people who could actually act in the movie. They make the movie tolerable until the end, but can't make the movie any better.

Final Rating: This movie was a load of crap! Basically we had a killing, some dancing from the killers as they placed body parts in the alleyways, some cheesy storyline, then more killings. I could not believe how little there was in this storyline! Some parts make no sence at all! There was a part in the beginning where a crazy girl who can't act does some crazy math. Elizabeth Short - later known as the Black Dahlia, was born in 1924. 2 + 4 = 6. (Right so far) She was killed on January 15, 1947. 1 + 5 = 6. (Right again!) She then assumes this is the sign of the devil 666. (What? Where did the other 6 come from???) I would avoid this movie at all costs.