Robert Downey Jr.’s Harry is a small time thief who stumbles into a casting session while running from the police in New York. It is precisely that, and no despair is permitted. This appeal is what attracts us, and ultimately what makes us despair when we begin to understand how seldom movies are more than this.” KKBB is not more than that. It is, she said, “perhaps the briefest statement imaginable of the basic appeal of movies.
The title of the movie comes from a book of reviews by Pauline Kael, in which she explained that “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” was a common way of referring to James Bond (and similar) films. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, and Michelle Monaghan, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a meta slap-dash noir that has plenty of fun (and very little deeper meaning). Shane Black’s directorial debut is one big in-joke that anyone can get.
“How 'bout it, filmgoer? Have you solved the case of the dead people in L.A.? Times Square audiences, please don't shout at the screen And stop picking at that: it'll just get worse.”
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