Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Director: Shane Black (hasn't directed anything else)
Stars: Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder, Gothika)
Val Kilmer (True Romance, Batman Forever)
YesNoSoso: 2

Sweet, I found another modern Noir movie. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is more of a comedy than my previous jackpot, Brick, but executes the dark comedy perfectly. Truly hilarious and genuinely enthralling, it would be a waste of my time and a disservice to you to attempt to describe the plot at all. Definitely check it out, but make sure you have your wits about you. Or watch it twice. I already have...
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Brick (2005)

Director: Rian Johnson (nothing else, directed the new Brothers Bloom movie)
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Miracle at St Anna [which was ok], 10 Things I Hate About You]
Richard Roundtree (Se7en, Shaft)
YesNoSoso: 2

I feel like I've been saying this a lot lately (Apocolypto) but this was definitely one of the best movies I've seen in years. Although this time around I admit my bias's may be a factor. I love Noir movies (Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, to a lesser extent Sin City) and this is a Noir movie set in present day high school. The plot revolves around a high school outsider solving his ex girlfriends murder. All the characters are hyper intelligent and talk with quick and extremely witty dialogue. An Emphatic 2.
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