Quite flawed but still enjoyable...

This is a film that I somehow knew I was going to like because the characters sounded really cool; it has a kick ass title and with really cool comedy. When I saw it, there was most of that. The only thing that there wasn't enough of was the action which disappointed me a bit. There were some thrilling moments. I have to say that there are a lot of hilarious moments within the film. The characters were all very cool which is what most cool/kick ass characters are: funny and amusing.


Robert Downey Jr. delivers an absolutely hilarious performance as Harry. Harry is a man who has auditioned for a movie where he plays a detective but he really is a detective and Robert Downey Jr. plays the character that makes mistakes. Downey Jr. has always had that comedy talent in him throughout his whole career. He proved that in this film, his Oscar nominated performance as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin, Iron Man and Tropic Thunder. Val Kilmer has been in some bad films in the past particularly Batman Forever but this is a performance that I really liked from him. Gay Perry is the toughest and most deadliest out of the two. He makes me laugh with the Tyler Durden/Walter Sobchak sort of personality. Michelle Monaghan has been in some crap in the past and quite recently The Heartbreak Kid but she gives a performance that was pretty good. Harmony is a woman who meets Harry and begins to be in a relationship with him but when there is murder mystery in town, she requests his help. That is where the hilarious moments enter.


Shane Black directs a one-of-a-king black comedy that everybody would love or at least like. The way Shane directed it was that he made me feel and probably a lot of people feel like it was going to be an action-packed rollercoaster. The script is very original for a film like this. The story was very complex which is where I slightly lost track of it a few times.


This isn't my favourite Downey Jr. film. I preferred him in Chaplin and Iron Man. This is my favourite Val Kilmer and Michelle Monaghan film to date. I haven't seen any of the Lethal Weapon films yet so don't know whether I like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang more yet. This would have been a good film from directors like Danny Boyle or Guy Ritchie. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a really good film that is on my list of top films of 2005.

7/10