James not impressed with how his creation turned out

1997 saw the release of LA Confidential the film version of James Ellroy's crime novel of the starring Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey and Kim Basinger. The film received rave reviews and many awards including an Oscar for Basinger for her role as a prostitute. Though one of the few people not happy with the family was Ellroy himself. According to a report in The Guardian newspaper he called the film as deep as a tortilla and character actions made no sense. Though Ellroy admitted the money he has received from the film is very nice.