The Singing Detective

This is the first time I have ever heard of this film. It must be such a bad film for me not to have not heard of it because I own almost all of Mr. Gibson's movies and I thought I... Full review

and don't be so uptight. This was a very entertaining journey through Robert Downey Jr's very intense acting; even as a faux B movie tribute. He can be corny, sensuous, serious and glib. It was plain fun most of the time... Full review

This movie was awful. I just took time out of my day in hopes that you won't spend your hard earned money on seeing this awful movie with a wonderful cast who is doing some bad acting.... Full review

Two words. Keith Gordon. There are some directors who are perceptive and unique, and some who shock and disgust in hopes of making an impression. Mr. Gordon is the latter. My confession is that I only saw five minutes of this... Full review

The film maker and I have a similar sense of humor and as a result I laughed out loud through most of it. It's irreverant and even caustic at times. If that's not something you can appreciate then stay away. If... Full review

I did not leave this movie after an hour simply because I wanted to see if at any point it developed a plot. Yes there is an irascible man laying in a bed with a disease that makes him hallucinate. But... Full review

This movie was such a bad idea! RD Jr's talent was wasted on this film. Why does Hollywood have to remake masterpieces and turn them into 90 minutes of crap?! I highly recommend the full British series to watch.... Full review

Why does Hollywood continue and feel sorry for Robert Downey Jr? He is not a great actor, his kind (80's teen movies) have been gone for a long time it's his time to stop torturing us on the silver screen. If... Full review

Critics don't seem to like this one but I completely enjoyed it. Jr. and Gibson both were great. It was a twisty, interesting story that had me the whole time. Everyone in the theater seemed to enjoy it.... Full review

This movie is . . .well interesting. .aye loved it. .there was singing and dancing and not to mention lots of things that make you think.. . if you want a movie that will make you think and alow you to... Full review

Downey gets "so many second chances," Gordon said, because "not only is he brilliant and talented, but he's a good person who, whatever his personal demons, has never lashed out at people. ... Full Review

The Singing Detective is an interesting film with a great performance by Robert Downy Jr.....I found this film a nice version of the story.....That being said, the film also has a fantastic performance by Robert Downey Jr..... ... Full Review

The Singing Detective is an interesting film with a great performance by Robert Downy Jr. What's interesting is that the Singing Detective has already been on DVD before in 2004 under the Paramount label. ... Full Review

A good movie is a combination of script, direction, acting and word of mouth. Two great actors. Sure Mel's a better director than an actor but I've still missed his screen presents. Mel gibson is a sensational actor.... two of my favorites actors. ... Full Review

He is ably supported by an almost unrecognisable Mel Gibson, the beautiful Robin Wright Penn.... ... Full Review

If I said that Robert Downey Jr. is a singing dick then that might be a completely different review all together. Actually Downey steps into the world of Dennis Potter in this shortened adaptation of his epic miniseries. ... Full Article

June 01, 2008 00:01 | Edited November 28, 2008 16:30 Director KEITH GORDON set himself a major challenge when he chose to adapt Dennis Potter's seminal mini-series THE SINGING DETECTIVE for the big screen, but as FILMINK's GAYNOR FLYNN found... ... Full Article

Dennis Potters 1986 BBC TV series The Singing Detective is a masterpiece of the small screen.Controversial and coruscating, its a magnificent riff on childhood, memory and the power of fantasy. ... Full Article

Releasing on Thursday this week is The Singing Detective with Robert Downey Junior in the role Michael Gambon made his own on British television two decades ago. ... Full Article

A splintered narrative of the present-day Robert Downey, Jr. suffering from psoriasis, reflections of his troubled childhood (explaining the source of his misogyny), and the confused mental rememberings of his pulp novels, casting himself as the singing detective and incorporating... ... Full Article

Unfortunately, thats exactly whats happened - despite some good performances and a screenplay written by Potter himself (giving you some idea of just how long its taken to get made), the overall effect is like The Singing Detective's Greatest Hits... ... Full Article