The Singing Detective
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- Synopsis
- Confined to his bed with illness, a crime novelist (Robert Downey Jr.) plots out a new story in his head, casting himself in the lead role. As he blends together elements from past books with his own memories from childhood, he finds himself trapped ......
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- Starring
- Robert Downey, Jr., Robin Wright Penn, Mel Gibson
- Director(s)
- Keith Gordon
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
The movie does not propose to be a comedy, a musical, a film noir story or a medical account. It proposes to be a subjective view of suffering, and the ways this character tries to cope with it. Understand that, and the pieces fall into place.Read the full review
ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites
Works not primarily because it's a strange and original brew, but because it accomplishes its goals without seeming to force things. The blending of reality with dreams, memories, and imagination is done flawlessly.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
Robert Downey Jr. is great in a role no one less magnetically reckless would dare approach.Read the full review
