Peeking into the rock

So Gloria wants to go to the movies all the time. But it gets to where she's seen all the movies she's going to like (or that I can stand). So sometimes I get desperate and I talk myself into taking her to something that's not so great.

"The Black Dahlia" was that kind of mistake. Yeah, it had bad reviews, but a lot of movies have bad reviews so I try to read between the lines as to whether we would like it anyway. Here's what I read: beautiful, slow, good acting, good dialog, stupid, bad timing.

( seriously, spoilers for 'The Black Dahlia' and 'The Illusionist, okay? )