A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor. With the anticipation of 'The Predator' rising with each day close to it's release i decided to watch Black's first directional work and unfortunately it was rather disappointing to say the least. The plot and storyline as a whole wasn't anything memorable or good, the perfomances were alright and the whole action comedy didn't work that much for me plus i found Black's work in Iron Man 3 much closer to him except the Mandarin twist i guess. (4/10)

Some films can give you the time of your life & 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' is among those films. A rocking good time, this Neo-Noir/Black-Comedy Crime film is arresting, smart & very satisfying. I wonder why not many people mention this film when they discuss films of the past decade? 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' Synopsis: A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor.'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' is pure entertainment from start to end. Its an engrossing story of there extreme characters, bought together by fate. The twist & turns are cleverly done & always keeps you guessing. And while you don't know what to expect in very next scene, you'll also laughs your lungs out. The camaraderie between its twisted characters often results in hilarity. I don't remember the last time I had such a good time watching a film!Shane Black is in top-form as a Writer & Director. His Screenplay is thrilling & hilarious. Not for a single moment does the Writing take a dip. Black's Direction is strong too. He has handled this delightful story with admirable conviction. Michael Barrett's Cinematography captures the spirit of Los Angeles, perfectly. Jim Page's Editing is razor-sharp. Art & Costume Deisgn are well-done. Performance-Wise: Robert Downey, Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan are up for vie top honors. Downey, Jr. is awesome as the thief who gets into deep trouble. Monaghan is seductive & astonishing as the leading-lady with secrets of her own. And Kilmer steals the show as the openly gay detective. These 3 actors turn 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' into a roller-coaster! On the whole, 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' is a delightful blast! Two Big Thumbs Up!

I love this movie, it helped me out of my depression. It is really good and I love it very much. When I watched this movie it felt like it rocked my world. I love the actors and their performances were amazing. The best part of the movie was the whole thing, and the worst were the credits :((I give this movie the highest score!!!!

This unfairly overlooked if sometimes uneven parody of detective and noir films (that has moments of feeling like a real thriller itself) is extremely well acted. It's no surprise that Robert Downey is a lot of snarky-but-lovable fun as a NYC small time thief brought out to L.A. to test for the lead in a film after a series of bizarre twists. What did catch me off guard was Val Kilmer matching Downey laugh for laugh and sharp edge for sharp edge as a gay Los Angeles private detective who takes Downey under his wing. The two make an improbable but very entertaining pair. It's also nice that writer/director Shane Black and actress Michelle Monaghan make something a little more fun and complicated of 'the girl' than simply someone who looks good while waiting for Downey to get busy and kiss her. The plot of the mystery itself has got a number of gaping holes and silly coincidences, and it lacks a real of feeling of danger, but the film has a breezy charm and quick witted inventive intelligence that just about renders the fact that the detective story doesn't really work a moot point.