Sometimes when you buy random movies because they're on sale for four dollars apiece, you are pleasantly surprised. That's exactly what happened last night when we chose to watch Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and old Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr. movie that is about three years old.
The basic premise of the movie, which is narrated by Robert Downey Jr., is that Harry, an East Coast thug, has been brought to California for a screen test but one of the hottest producers in Hollywood. Harry arrived at at the tryouts when the burglary he was a part of when bad and he was running from the police.
In the introduction to the movie, we discover that Kilmer is playing a gay private detective who also acts as a consultant on the film. After Hollywood party where we meet all the main characters, Kilmer's character informs Harry that they will be working together in the next day so that Harry can learn what the real life of a private eye is like.
At the party we also meet Harmony, to whom Harry is instantly attracted to and protective of. Shortly thereafter, we discover that Harmony is the girl from high school that Harry could never forget.
What follows is a comedy of murder and mystery with romance and hilarity thrown in. We picked up this movie for about 4 dollars during the holiday sales at the local big box store. Mostly we picked it up because of the actors as we are fans of both Kilmer and Downey. Most of the time, these random choices lead to very bad movies. This time we were pleasantly surprised otherwise.
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