Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)
83 %
Reviews Counted: 140 Fresh: 116 Rotten:24 Average Rating: 7.3/10
Consensus:
Tongue-in-cheek satire blends well with entertaining action and spot-on performances in this dark, eclectic neo-noir homage.
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Theatrical Release: Oct 21, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $4,235,837
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Robert Downey, Michelle Monaghan, Val Kilmer, Corbin Bernsen
Director: Shane Black
Screenwriter: Shane Black
Producer: Joel Silver, Steve Richards, Carrie Morrow, Susan Levin
Composer: John Ottman
Screenwriter: Shane Black
Producer: Joel Silver, Steve Richards, Carrie Morrow, Susan Levin
Composer: John Ottman
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Bold and breathless, this trippy, hilarious, know-it-all comedy-thriller will have you reliving its ironic spoils for days, but you’ll still be hard-pressed to nail the actual story.
02/27/08
This is how Hollywood action comedies should be done -- smart, fast and a hoot.
01/15/08
As a slice of disposably self-referential entertainment, it more than earns its keep, and also acts as an effective witness-protection programme for two stars who were formerly more in need of a bullet than a kiss.
12/01/07
[A] cheerful mess of a pulp-fiction parody, pumped full of laughs by Michelle Monaghan, Val Kilmer, and Robert Downey Jr.
11/27/07
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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang is as much fun as the title suggests, and packed with banter that rolls off the tongue just as easily.
11/27/07
A good time for folks who like Raymond Chandler novels and action movies with a quirky side.
10/09/06
It's the laugh-a-minute repartee of this odd couple that drives the movie far more than the ridiculously overly complicated plot.
09/28/06
Goes for [snarky postmodernism] immediately, then, to my surprise, deftly pulls it off.
06/24/06
An ultra-knowing exercise in genre deconstruction, and something of a charmer to boot.
06/24/06
It's a movie that becomes so taken with itself, that it seems to be doing the laughing instead of the viewer.
06/13/06
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang remains mostly on target, sending up old detective stories and contemporary cinema simultaneously,
06/10/06
A very funny send-up of hard-boiled L.A. detective movies like 'L.A. Confidential' and 'Chinatown.'
05/13/06
Bold and breathless, this trippy, hilarious, know-it-all comedy-thriller will have you reliving its ironic spoils for days, but you’ll still be hard-pressed to nail the actual story.
04/01/06
Mais do que a química impecável entre Downey Jr. e Kilmer, o filme conta com um roteiro inteligente que faz da metalinguagem um recurso constante e orgânico à própria trama.
02/05/06
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01/17/06
A Stunning Return for Shane Black and Joel Silver. No, I am Not Kidding.
01/12/06
A movie for people who love movies... featuring tough detectives, violent thugs, women with secrets, and dark mysteries. Oh yes, it's also a comedy.
12/14/05
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is full of knowing cinema references...but above all else it is a hilarious movie that reinvigorates the modern crime picture.
12/13/05
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