Article: FILM REVIEW: 'Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang' revels in the unexpected

Laura Hassett
University Wire
11-11-2005
(The Technique) (U-WIRE) ATLANTA -- "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" is one of those movies that incorporates a little something from almost every genre.

Mostly it came off as a comedy, kind of. "Kind of" meaning that the stuff that had the audience laughing was definitely veering toward the morbid side. It's one of those movies that had the viewer laughing at people getting wounded, shot, etc. It's not the prettiest of pictures, but it is funny.

Robert Downey Jr. plays Harry, a thief who accidentally runs into an audition for a private investigator after escaping from a police chase. Somehow the producers like him, based on his genuine emotional state, and ...

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