Whenever somebody gets around to a full retrospective of Robert Downey Jr.’s career, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang could arguably be viewed as the single most pivotal moment, with Shane Black’s directorial debut marking the middle ground between the embryonic stages of his comeback and his full-blown ascendancy to the very top of the Hollywood A-list.
The Lethal Weapon creator’s labyrinthine crime drama has all the hallmarks of his work, from a festive setting to the whip-smart barbs being traded between two lead characters that bounce off each other perfectly. Rdj plays Harry Lockhart, a small-time criminal who stumbles into a movie audition while evading the cops and ends up winning the role, which sees him shadowing Val Kilmer’s private investigator Perry van Shrike before the duo comes across a very real conspiracy.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one of the greatest Christmas movies of the 21st Century,...
The Lethal Weapon creator’s labyrinthine crime drama has all the hallmarks of his work, from a festive setting to the whip-smart barbs being traded between two lead characters that bounce off each other perfectly. Rdj plays Harry Lockhart, a small-time criminal who stumbles into a movie audition while evading the cops and ends up winning the role, which sees him shadowing Val Kilmer’s private investigator Perry van Shrike before the duo comes across a very real conspiracy.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one of the greatest Christmas movies of the 21st Century,...
- 12/26/2020
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