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While in Florida,

shadesong and I watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Holy shit, was it good. Shane Black remains one of the best screenwriters around, and he's just as good a director as some of the folks he's worked with. The dialogue is just amazingly sharp, and the interplay between Kilmer and Downey is a joy to watch. Kilmer may be the hardest-working, least appreciated actor around (regardless of what one thinks of his off-camera issues).

And Michelle Monaghan? It's like someone said, "hey, let's clone Carla Gugino. Only, you know, we need to make the clone even sexier." Um, yeah, I'll take one of those for Christmas, please (ideally dressed in the same Xmas outfit she wore in the movie).

Seriously, folks. Buy this movie. It's a blast.

Oh, and nifty bonus casting note: Robert Downey Jr.'s son plays a young version of Downey's character. :-)