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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Robert Downey Jr.,
Michelle Monaghan, Val Kilmer |
| MPAA Rated: |
R |
| Released By: |
Warner Bros. |
| Web Site: |
www.kisskiss-bangbang.com |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Oh no, leave them
at home. |
| Date Movie: |
Should be fun for
both the dudes and dudettes. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Some quality
nudity. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Some shooting,
dead bodies, and torture in the worst way. |
| Action: |
Some chasing and
running. |
| Laughs: |
It's a very funny
comedy. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
Too many to list. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
Too many to quote. |
| Directed By: |
Shane Black |
| Produced By: |
Joel Silver |
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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
A Movie Review |
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So The Dude on the Left calls me up and asks if I’m going
to catch a movie, and I tell him that I’m thinking of either
catching "The Weather Man" or "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang," and ask
him if he has a preference. He tells me he doesn’t care, and
from the trailers, the film about the weather dude looked a
little more like a drama while the smooch-shoot movie looked
more like a comedy, and I was in the mood to laugh, so we
opted for "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang." The movie ends, we’re
heading back to the dude-mobile, and I say the The Dude on
the Left, "Well, that movie was a lot better than I thought
it was going to be," to which the Dude replies back "That’s
exactly what I was thinking." Here’s the story breakdown.
Robert Downey Jr. is Harry. He’s a small-time thief,
trying to find a Christmas gift. When he and his partner are
interrupted by an alarm, they flee into the alley, and his
buddy gets shot. Knowing that staying with his buddy which
would surely lead to jail, Harry flees, finding himself in a
movie audition room. Harry steals the audition, and the next
thing he knows he’s in Hollywood, ready to be trained for
his role by Gay Perry (Val Kilmer), who is actually gay.
Harry also runs into his high school sweetheart, although
she never really knew it, Harmony (Michelle Monaghan). Low
and behold, Harry, Gay, and Harmony find themselves in the
middle of a murder mystery when Harry and Gay find one dead
body and Harmony finds her sister dead. Somehow things are
intertwined, and it’s up to our trio to figure it all out,
and not get dead in the process.
Actually, the movie is kind of convoluted in all of the
plot twists and turns, so I’m not going to really go into
them, but I didn’t care because I was laughing too much to
care. Yes, that’s right, "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" is really a
comedy dressed in a mystery/thriller outfit, and it does a
great job.
How does this work? Well, kudos have to got to the trio
of Downey, Kilmer, and Monaghan. Downey comes across as kind
of a dope, but with a heart and that nervousness of how do
you really make the move on the girl of your dreams when you
are a shy guy, and also lying to her. Monaghan is great as
that "moved to Hollywood to become an actress but has really
only been in a beer commercial and now is getting too old to
be the next big thing." But the real star of this movie has
to be Val Kilmer.
Yea, that’s right, Val Kilmer. Gay Perry
is a bad-ass, but he’s also gay, and also kinda a prick, and
yes, Val Kilmer pulls off every aspect of that character and
then some. They also develop some kind of chemistry that
really works.
Do you want to see a funny adult comedy? If so, head to
"Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang." Unlike a lot of movies where
everything funny is in the trailer, because this one is
rated R, there is so much more that is entertaining in this
film that could never be shown in a trailer. It’s 4 stars
out of 5 for "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang." And, oh yea, Michelle
Monaghan looks pretty damn good naked.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!!
L8R!!! |
