In a recent New Yorker article Adam Gopnik has provided a detailed portrait just how much more people are incarcerated in the United States compared to other countries. The murder rate in the US is higher than any other Western country. For this reason America is perfect background for a celebrity, crime, and corruption film in the heart of the film capital: LA. I had seen part of LA Confidential 7 years ago but for some reason I could not watch the end of the exceedingly well-crafted film-noir about the LAPD in the early 1950s. Treat yourself to this wonderful drama.