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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Airbolt[/i] [br]This weeks trip to the Bargain Bin resulted in the purchase of KKBB. What sold it to me ( apart from the price ) was the fact that it was written and directed by Shane Black . He has always struck me as interesting writer so i took the plunge. Firstly , its not as clever as it thinks it is. Secondly its still headand shoulders above a lot of other noir re-works. The voiceover and trick timing is ok altho the conceit of talking to the audience is a fine line. Its done less showily and better in Alfie ( the Caine version of course! ). Robert Downey turns in a quite likeable performance of a flawed white knight - so to that extent he is another version of the Raymond Chandler PI that his character aspires to . At times he is chanelling Dustin Hoffman but thats acceptable ( just - imagine a film with Hoffman , Downey and Cage in full-on twitch and tic mode! ) Val Kilmer turns in a good performance too , thankfully amping down the camp . Michelle Monaghan is very believable . I liked the way she reacted like a real person insofar as she didnt melt into Robert Downey's arms . The dialogue was a little self-concious . Everyone wishes they could talk like that without a script. Overall a little different from normal and a nice spin on the noir. Look forward to more from Shane Black [/quote]    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature.