The film is satire of what films are supposed to be and the elements which make up the films we know and love (similiar in many ways to Scary Movie, but a lot smarter). From this base, the film progresses to tell a noirish type story of how Robert Downey Jr.'s character winds up in LA and how he gets involved in trying to solve a murder mystery alongside Val Kilmer. While this duo may not scream out great acting, I was more then suprised by the performances they brought to this film. Hands down this movie is just entertaining, funny and intelligent about the choices it makes. My only big quib w/ that the films self acknowledgment of itself seemed to be inconsistent, arising to interupt the story when there was a joke to be made, yet completely dissapearing at other moments when it was less convienent to have an all-knowing narrator, which held the film back from a 9. I give this film an 8/10.
8/10
Robert Downey, Jr. not scream 'great acting'??? Really???
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