Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Critic Reviews

The deliriously enjoyable noir comedy-thriller Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang does nothing by halves and everything by doubles.Read the full review

Macabre, yes, but the movie's also inventive and funny. You get a lot of smart bang-bang for your buck.Read the full review

Amazingly and incessantly funny, a free-form riff on Hollywood shenanigans, the film noir genre and film in general.Read the full review

It's a merry deconstructive delight and easily the best party in town.Read the full review

Has some hilarious moments and still succeeds in dramatic terms.Read the full review

Shane Black creates a movie that is defiantly smartass and too cool for the room. I couldn't have liked it more.Read the full review

Robert Downey Jr. is perfect as Harry. He brings the right mix of cynicism, self-doubt, and unpretentiousness.Read the full review

Black's sadistic streak remains as uncomfortable as it ever was, and his direction is very much in the house style of producer Joel Silver. But both elements perfectly suit the material, which sneaks in a lot of sly stuff beneath the slick surface.Read the full review

Once again making a diverting but insubstantial movie look better than it is, Downey, with haggard charm to burn, is winning all the way. Kilmer is riotous at times as an impeccably groomed, businesslike guy keen to assert his orientation at every opportunity.Read the full review