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Laurel Canyon

Country: USA, Language: English, 103 mins

  • Director: Lisa Cholodenko
  • Writer: Lisa Cholodenko
  • Producer: Scott Ferguson; Jeffrey Levy-Hinte

CGiii Comment

It doesn't leave a lasting impression...5 minutes after the end...nothing, it's all gone. Nada.

Meaning...what a bloody waste of time.

It looked good, big names doing their jobs...but, nothing. Nada.

Ms Cholodenko you have produced, possibly, one of the most forgettable, well-made films in cinematic history - what an unsurprising disappointment.

An exercise in banality.


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

Newly graduated psychiatrist Sam and his fiancee Alex move to Los Angeles for Sam's residency and into Sam's mother's house in upscale Laurel Canyon. Only problem is, Sam's mother is still there, supposedly finishing up a record that she's producing for the band of her new boy toy, Ian. She seems more interested in smoking pot and drinking than actually working though. Alex doesn't mind but Sam is quite upset. Alex starts off focused on her work (finishing a dissertation on genomics), but is soon distracted by the rock-'n-roll lifestyle going on around her. Meanwhile, Sam is equally distracted by beautiful Israeli intern Sara.

Cast & Characters

Frances McDormand as Jane;
Christian Bale as Sam;
Kate Beckinsale as Alex;
Natascha McElhone as Sara;
Alessandro Nivola as Ian McKnight;
Lou Barlow as Fripp;
Russell Pollard as Rowan;
Imaad Wasif as Dean;
Mickey Petralia as Mickey;
Melissa De Sousa as Claudia;
Alexandra Carter as Darla;
Michelle DeMirjian as China;
Rick Gonzalez as Wyatt;
Dennis Howard as Mr. Elliot;
Catherine McGoohan as Mrs. Elliot