As director he has injected a lot of style into the film and is well supported by really cool opening credits, some wicked black humour and a strong soundtrack. What was pretty surprising was how well it all worked together. Black does well with this though and his dialogue is full of great one-liners (as I expected) but also a lot of knowing references to the genre and the clichés that he helped create (which I didn't expect). This is never done to the detriment of the narrative although some people may be disappointed that it takes precedence over traditional action (which it is quite light on). To some viewers I'm sure that it will be a bit too knowing but for me it was tremendously self-effacing fun.

However what really makes the film work is the post-ironic and fun delivery throughout. Sure it is full of holes at points and lacks some logic in the way it jumps around but it flows really well. The plot is a real strength as it updates the potboilers of the 1940's with a complex string of 'unrelated' murders that build together to a relatively satisfying conclusion. But with so many bodies all at once, are the cases as separate as they first appear? Having spent a bit of time in the wilderness since his glory days, Shane Black returned to the screens properly as writer and director with an effective film that works surprisingly well in the genre he dominates while also poking fun at it. She turns to Harry for help who, in a fit of puppy love, tells her he is a private detective. Coincidentally Harry's childhood sweetheart (Harmony) has her younger sister turn up in LA before committing suicide.

They leave the body and go their separate ways, but the body then turns up in Harry's bathroom and Perry realises that it is a setup. When Harry joins Perry on a stake-out to learn the job they wind up balls-deep in mystery when they recover a dead body from the trunk of a dumped car. This also involves parties, at one of which he meets 'Gay' Perry, a PI who acts as an adviser on such movies. Having stumbled into a casting session, petty thief Harry Lockhart has found himself flown to LA to try out for the lead in a major film.

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