Marty * * * *

"Ma, sooner or later, there comes a point in a man's life when he's gotta face some facts. And one fact I gotta face is that, whatever it is that women like... I ain't got it."

He's a 34 year old Italian butcher who has nothing to do on a Saturday but "nothin'" with his only friend. He lives with his mother who cares for him, but wishes that he were with someone by now. He is then forced to go out to a dance club to find a girl. After finding no one to talk to, he gives up. Suddenly with quick chances he meets Clara. This is when Marty realizes that he finally found someone in his life.
The film shows how love can be found and the feeling of the first love. It's beautifully constructed and wonderfully acted by Ernest Bograine as Marty (who one an OSCAR for this role) Betsy Blair as the not so pretty Clara, and Frank Sutton as Marty's friend who is unimpressed by Clara. It won the Palm d' or at the Cannes FIlm Festival along with The Academy Award for Best Picture (one of the only the two films to win both prizes). The film is charming and resonates with actions even of today, especially with my age.
I think that if more kids my age came to see what sort of a film this was, they would change their whole views on what a good relationship is. There is one line in this movie that represents every feeling a person gets when they like someone, and i just habe to say that you have to watch the movie to see the beauty of the execution of this line. Just marvelous.

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang * * /

It doesn't matter whether or not if the killer killed her or not, or even if the plot line is somewhat interesting, it only matters if Robert Downy Jr. looks like a crazy, pessimistic character like he does in all his movies. Wait, that's not right! Well apparently "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" thinks so. We sit through 90 minutes of this film watching Robert Downy do what he does best, the same darn thing over and over again.
The story follows one of what the film claims a film noir. Robert Downy plays a thief who accidentally becomes an actor to be undercover from cops. He moves to Hollywood to film a detective film, and there he meets an old friend who befriends him while also works with a semi-gay cop to prepare for the role. Suddenly, his friends sister dies and he is somewhat involved. This films plot works however we are constantly led through by the annoying narration of Robert Downey Jr. as himself.
I feel that the story explains itself, however it is downgraded to the amount of narration and cheesy gay jokes that float around. The movie is not at all cut out as it thinks it is. Even better mystery to solve: why am i not appealed to this. I hope you can solve it.