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Monday 22 July 2013

KISS KISS BANG BANG [2005]

Writer/director Shane Black loosely adapts a Brett Halliday Michael Shayne mystery novel and teams up Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer for the comedic crime film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Like his Lethal Weapon films and The Monster Squad, Black cleverly inserts humorously witty dialogue into a fast-paced, straight-faced genre narrative.  This time around he takes the hard-boiled crime genre and gives it a flashy modern day Los Angeles spin.  Kilmer & RDJ have wonderful chemistry playing off each other while Michelle Monaghan holds up her own in between the bantering duo.  In a day of overly serious or just plain boring thrillers and crime dramas this film is a breath of fresh air.

3½ faggot guns out of 5

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