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Rating:  - Great movie with lots of laughs
great movie that will keep you laughing. In some ways is a much more realistic look at how a regular guy would react if he was suddenly involved in murder and intrige.
Rating:  - Too Clever By Half
I love both Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer but I don't have a lot of positive things to say about this movie. I found it too talky and its plot was not believable. It was really hard for me to suspend my disbelief while watching it. None of the characters were endearing and it was a challenge to care about what happened to them. Also, in real life, there would be no chemistry between Downey's character and the female lead, Ms. Monaghan. Her history and the reprehensible manner in which she treats him would preclude his devotion (unless he was a complete masochist). Further, and to my disappointment as I'm an extremely politically incorrect person, I found all the gay jokes about Kilmer's Perry obtuse. I really don't think anyone cares about that stuff much in this day and age. Overall, the interactions are too clever by half, and Downey's narration is a bore. Most of what's supposed to be funny...is not--a waste of time in my view.
Rating:  - Great Acting but A Little Self Indulgent...
Well casted, well acted, well filmed, and almost well written - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang intrigued me and turned out to be what I expected it to be: a quaint, slightly offbeat dark detective comedy. Nicely set up and compelling in the beginning - Downey and Kilmer make an unlikely but highly watchable duo. Downey is spot on as ever, but it's Kilmer who shines. Past the a-list, it's interesting to see Kilmer in different roles now. The plot however, turned out to be more complicated than Robert Towne's Chinatown and several other mysteries combined, and that turns out to be the film's undoing. We end up keeping up with it because of Downey's predicament, but ultimately this isn't quite an action, comedy or thriller but more of a headscratcher instead. Worth watching mainly if you're either a Downey or Kilmer fan - or really desperate to watch Corbin Bernsen!
Rating: - What was the point?
This movie made no sense to me. It was boring after the opening scene.
Not sure what the plot was. Some girl rehooks up with Robert Downey Jr., there are car chases, people get shot and killed, there are trashy Hollywood chicks at parties.
Only saving grace to this film was Val Kilmer.
Rating: - Overlooked
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang came and went surprisingly fast at the movie theatres. Which is a shame because it features a great story and some truly brilliant performances.
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