'Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang' Shane Black's fabulous love letter to pulp novels and buddy films

With the release of 'Predator' looming I've gone back through Shane Black's filmography to reacquaint myself with his style. 'Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang' was a small low risk film that made very small ripples in the lead up to it's release. It had Robert Downey jr about to reinvigorate his career and Val Kilmer in his indie phase (The Salton Sea, Spartan, Wonderland etc check them out, they're worth it) and a breakout Michelle Monaghan. The script is tight, interesting, smart and genuinely funny. There's enough inside jokes to keep even a causal fan interested. The humour is relient on it's delivery rather than "wacky" pratt falls or "zany" characters. For a casual fan there's enough snappy dialogue to keep you invested. But you can look further and catch inside jokes to the film industry and some nice nods to classic pulp novels of the '30's and '40's.

And the best part is Val Kilmer, Robert Downey Jr and Michelle Monaghan. The chemistry is pretty damn incredible. It's the kind of film you wish had a sequel but you also don't want to ruin the magic. I just wish I could hear those voices together one more time.

And if you're like me and try to devour every last piece of a film there's a pretty engaging director and cast commentary. Val Kilmer has a running joke about name dropping that I thought was pretty great. I kept laughing every time he worked one in.

It's definitely my favourite Shane Black film and in my top 5 Val Kilmer movies. If you haven't seen it give it a go, you'll be rewarded every time.

Submitted July 20, 2018 at 08:39PM by Kubrick1138 https://ift.tt/2Nxouho