Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Genre: Crime/Mystery/Comedy/Action

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan

A small-time burglar, Harry (Downey Jr.) botches a burglary attempt, watches his partner getting shot and whilst trying to flee enters a movie audition by accident. His remorse on losing his partner is mistaken as Harry's method acting skills and the director takes a liking for him. Suddenly Harry finds himself at an LA party rubbing shoulders with the high and mighty where he meets Harmony (Monaghan) and takes a liking for her, not realising at that moment that she is his childhood friend. In order to prepare for his new acting role, Harry has to spend time with an actual private investigator and is assigned to spend some time with Perry van Shrike (Kilmer) a very well known person in his field. Whilst snooping around with Perry, they see a car being driven into a lake with a body of women in the trunk. Perry accidentally shoots the body with his gun which would eventually lead the police to believe that he killed her. In a bid to cover up their tracks they dump the body, hoping that it is the last they would see of it. The murder comes back to haunt them and the two realise that there is no way they can get away from it except by getting to the bottom of it. A very exceptional blend of comedy and crime is what the movie instantly gives you at first glance. Robert Downey's performance in a comic role is exceptional and he seems to be tailor made for the role of the bungling idiot. It is very easy to get lost in the movie and not quite know what is happening along with quite a few lose ends but is still a great murder mystery which has the added touch of humour just to liven things up.

Thumbs up: Great entertainer

Thumbs down: Needed a stronger story

Rating: 7.1/10