Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

I sure like this movie's moxie. It's got Robert Downey Jr. doing droll narration, Val Kilmer as a P.I. who goes by the name "Gay" Perry (guess why?), a game of name that faux celebrity (e.g.: "Brazilian Billy Bob Thornton"), and an updated noir vibe. I mean, it's hard to dislike a movie that could make me yelp with surprised laughter when I was least expecting it.

Unfortunately, the plot is pretty standard. I felt like I'd seen various pieces of it scattered throughout other movies and episodes of Poirot on PBS. But the actors work their butts off to sell it and, doggone it, I'm buying.

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