Black Indeed

I went to see The Black Dahlia on Saturday. I had read terrible reviews, and I wasn't too sure what the movie was all about. But Scarlett Johansson was in the movie, and, to me, that's reason enough to go to The Rave.
The movie wasn't all that good, but it wasn't as horrible as everybody else is saying it is. They're all complaining about bad acting, but I think everybody does at least an okay job, except for Hilary Swank, who won't be remembered by this particular role, so to speak. I think Aaron Eckhart does a very good job, and I don't understand why people are bashing Josh Hartnett so much. He's not awesome, granted, but I don't think he's bad at all. And Scarlett Johansson is of course fantastic.
The movie is based on a James Ellroy book, and it's this noir crime story with lots of twists and turns and surprises you don't see coming (or at least I didn't), so the plot is interesting, even if not terribly compelling. It is entertaining, but the movie could be a bit shorter.
So an okay story, okay characters, and okay acting. Therefore, we're talking about an okay movie. You could do worse than seeing it, but I'm positive you could also do much better.