Smokin' Aces director Joe Carnahan takes the helm for this adaptation of James Ellroy's novel concerning a corrupt LAPD lieutenant assigned to a high-profile case just as his notoriously debauched department is singled out for investigation. White Jazz is a screen adaptation of the fourth and final installment of author Ellroy's popular "L.A. Quartet" series of crime novels (which also includes L.A. Confidential, The Big Nowhere, and The Black Dahlia). ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide