Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

I heard/read that this movie had a nice off-kilter approach to the standard (?) caper/buddy/noir genre. Much like my fairly recent viewing of Mrs. Henderson Presents, I was somewhat shocked by the quality and “new originality” of the title sequence. I put that in quotes because although I’ve seen great work like this before (Catch Me If You Can comes to mind), it’s always welcome to see people trying something new and different from the current status quo.

Featuring a distressed take on noirish, silhouetted drawings, these really pop with reds, whites and blacks. The movie, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer, wasn’t half bad either. Twisty, briskly paced, and winking at the cliché and convention of the genre, it was a lot of fun. Check out some more screen grabs here, here, here and here, or rent the movie and see for yourself.

Credits: Prologue (company info)