2 months ago 03rd Jul 10:04
This week's must see movie is 2005 release Kiss Kiss Bang Bang which saw the first Shane Black script since 1998's Lethal Weapon 4 and his first time behind the camera as director.
The film also saw the first major lead role for actor Robert Downey Jr as he made his come back to the big screen.
Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey JR.) is basically a decent guy. Sure, he's a petty thief who skates through life on a shaky cocktail of dog-eared charm and cockeyed optimism, but he wants to do the right thing. He just doesn't know how, exactly.
Harry's perpetual bad luck takes a turn for the better when he and his partner are doing some after-hours Christmas "shopping" at a New York City toy store and the security alarm breaks up the party.
In making his frantic getaway from the cops, Harry inadvertently stumbles into an audition for a Hollywood detective movie, and faster than you can say Jack Robinson, the producer flies him to Los Angeles for a screen test.
Thrust into the cutthroat world of L.A.'s pros, cons, losers and wannabes, Harry is teamed with tough-guy private eye Perry van Shrike (Val Kilmer), AKA "Gay Perry," to prepare him for his screen test. Gay Perry is ruthless, relentlessly tough and - you guessed it - gay. He also has little patience for Harry, who tries out his acting skills by passing himself off as a detective.
It seems like nothing short of destiny when the thief-trying- to-be-an-actor- impersonating-a-detective crosses paths with Harmony Faith Lane (Michelle Monaghan), an aspiring actress who needs his help.
Your Comments:
by Damian Nixey - 11:46:22 4th Jul 2008
Loved this film, one of my all time faves - top 20 easily.
by Kelly - 10:10:53 4th Jul 2008
Great film, I absolutely loved it - Downey Jr and Kilmer are both fantastic and it's a really good take on the old style films Watch it!!!