First, I love Harry (Robert Downey Jr.) as the narrator. In the beginning he says “I don’t see another narrator so pipe down,” which I love because this actually makes us feel something for the narrator instead of a storyteller. Personally, I feel bad for the narrator because he seems lonely and nobody else would want to narrate so he did. The quality of Robert Downey Jr.’s narrating is totally unique. Unlike most movies, Harry is a terrible narrator by jumping around in the story, criticizing his own narrating, telling whats going to happen next. The final scene where the narrator is actually shown (Harry) was funny and also unique.
The ironic circumstance of Harry’s escape from the police is absolutely hilarious. The fact that the casting call was for a man who got his partner killed (just as Harry did) makes Harry break down sobbing, and results in him getting a job. He went out to rob a store, and ended up getting a successful acting career. Also, this situation gave him a way to hide from the police.
One of the few things that infuriates me about movies is unnecessary nudity. At the party in the beginning of the movie, Harry is scene talking to a beautiful woman who is a porn star. They quickly cut to a shot of her topless screaming while being beaten by a man in a wolf costume. Absolutely unnecessary along with the few other scenes with nudity . This doesn’t add anything to the storyline, it just adds a cheap thrill for horny guys. It is because of this scene that I wouldn’t watch this movie with a lot of my friends.
One of my favorite quotes from the movie was when Harry said, “But who the hell was he, he was just the writer.” I love this quote because it truly shows that characters can come to life. Even if the writer says the character is fake, that doesn’t mean that you have to believe it. It puts a false sense of reality into literature which makes an emotional connection to the reader.
There are various reasons why I love this movie but the two biggest reasons are for the attempt at realism of the characters and storyline, and the humor between Harry (Downey Jr.) and Gay Perry (Val Kilmer). When Harry is narrating, he points out all of the flaws and cliche’s which make the stereotypical moments original. Yes there are some inconsistencies and cliche moments, but I feel like there are less than other movies.
I am not sure if the humor comes from the writing or Robert Downey Jr. I would just like to know if his sarcasm and wittiness is applied just as thick in person or if it is due to the writers of his films. Along with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, other movies with this similar humor include, Ironman, Ironman 2 and Sherlock Holmes.
A bit like Family Guy in the sense that they love to make fun of things such as Christians, Baltimore, and homosexuals.
As hypocritical as this sounds, I thought the acting and realism of Robert Downey Jr. was poor when his finger was severed. He would probably be screaming and swearing instead of just standing there asking for Harmony (Michelle Monaghan) to pick his finger up.
The more I pay attention, the more flaws I find in the film which is disappointing because it started out spotless.
Overall, it was entertaining, but probably not worth buying. Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer are the best parts of the film with their sarcastic humor. The storyline isn’t very memorable but multiple scenes are. I enjoyed it, but let me know what you thought.
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