Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
6 |
...contains a lot of comedy and invention, but doesn't much benefit from its clever style. |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
8 |
...a guilty pleasure you don't have to feel guilty about. |
E!
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8 |
Even though Kiss pulls from tried-and-true tricks and plot devices, it's raised by crisp dialogue (especially some sharp voice-overs), Downey and Kilmer's wild antics and a grand sense of satire. |
filmcritic.com
David Thomas |
9 |
...works as a buddy cop picture, a noir, and a straight-up comedy. |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
7 |
...a smart, hilarious and affectionate spoof of detective movies... |
TV Guide
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8 |
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Reel
Pam Grady |
9 |
...this is Black's love letter to the pulps he loved growing up and that inspired his career, and his affection can be felt on every frame. It is a beautiful gesture. |
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager |
6 |
A silly, self-reflexive lark oozing spitfire sarcasm and nonchalant cool... |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
9 |
...deliriously enjoyable... |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
4 |
...a movie with no particular reason for existing, a flashy, trifling throwaway whose surface cleverness masks a self-infatuated credulity. |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
5 |
...turns into a film that is too ostentatiously pleased with itself, so in love with its own cleverness it doesn't notice it's darn near worn you out. |
People
Leah Rozen |
7 |
It's sometimes hard to keep track of what's going on here, but the effort is worth it. |
LA Weekly
Mark Olsen |
9 |
Snappy, fun and outrageously irreverent... |
Village Voice
J. Hoberman |
8 |
...an adrenalized screwball comedy... |
Onion AV Club
Keith Phipps |
8 |
...a noir-inspired L.A. mystery that isn't afraid to show some satirical teeth. |
Maxim
Pete Hammond |
6 |
The plot is a bit of a mess and the film misses "classic" status by hitting too many creative dead ends, but you gotta give credit to any movie that describes one scantily-clad babe as "wetter than Drew Barrymore at a grunge club." |
Premiere
Glenn Kenny |
7 |
The picture's great, fast-moving fun for the most part... |
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer |
8 |
...raucously entertaining... |
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