2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Forty eight hours in the lives of a disparate group of people whose stories all interlock together in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley following a murder.
I love 2 Days in the Valley, tonally it's similar to Pulp Fiction, although in this the story and people's lives run in chronological order which makes it a smoother ride and the shorter run time comes with a tighter script in my opinion. However that's where the similarities end as this is less Tarantino and more James Elroy or Elmore Leonard in storyline.
The ensemble cast is a fantastic who's who of B-movie stars such as Danny Aiello, Jeff Daniels, James Spader, Eric Stoltz, Glenne Headly and a young Charlize Theron whom all play their parts believably well in a darkly funny crime thriller that thoroughly entertains from start to finish.
Besides which other movie has Teri Hatcher injected in the ass with a tranquilizer, never to be seen again for forty minutes?
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