Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

I saw this movie after writing my post on film noir, and thought I should comment on it. If you haven’t seen it I highly recommend you do so; its witty, entertaining, fast paced and definitely sucks you in. However, there is one caveat: it is not genuine film noir. Oh sure, it’s a murder mystery in LA where people occasionally talk like it’s the 1930’s, but one of the basic principles of film noir is that it isn’t at all stylized; it is very gritty, with characters doing what they do for money or revenge. Rarely, if ever, are good deeds done for the sake of doing good.

I still thought it was excellent, the dialogue is so self aware and downright brilliant I can't in good conscience not include a quote:

Harry: Is she a looker?
Perry: She opens the door, and she got nothing on but the radio. Yeah, invites me to sit down, sits on my lap, fires up a spliff.
Harry: Jesus. Really?
Perry: No. Idiot.