Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Shane Black loves Christmas. It's featured in the majority of his films. And while Christmas is featured repeatedly in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, it's mostly a background element. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is primarily a send up of Hollywood and detective fiction. It's also a twist on the buddy cop genre that Black has trafficked in so many times before. Val Kilmer and Michelle Monaghan are very good in the movie but Robert Downey Jr. is the real standout. His performance in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a clear precursor to his time as Tony Stark in the MCU.

Rating: 72%

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Fun Fact: Shane Black co-wrote The Monster Squad with Fred Dekker.