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  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    May 4, 2008
    Basada en la teleserie de la BBC creada por Dennis Potter en 1986, quien también firma el guión, el personaje principal, el sexualmente reprimido Dan Dark (Downey Jr.), escritor de relatos policíacos, a simple vista parece ser un alter ego del joven actor neoyorkino, y a quien podemos ver ahora en Iron Man (2008) interpretando a Tony Stark.

    De entrada, The Singing Detective es una ?terapia psiquiátrica? a ritmo de baladas románticas y rock de los 1950, que narra en la forma de un atípico musical la rehabilitación por la que tendrá que pasar Dark, usando la freudiana técnica de ir hacia atrás en el recuerdo de sus propias vivencias, las cuales plasmó inconscientemente en su más reciente novela, The Singing Detective.

    La película tiene unos buenos números musicales, bien ejecutados y montados, y los actores muestran un gran desempeño intentando bailar y cantar. Sin embargo, no será la parte musical por la que el filme valga, sino por la eficaz mezcla de géneros entre el film-noir y el musical, la impecable factura visual y pulidísima fotografía de Tom Richmond, el diseño de producción de Patricia Norris y la solvencia de Gordon para dirigir a todo su reparto, empezando por la buena actuación de Robert Downey Jr., acompañado por Robin Wright Penn, Katie Holmes, Adrien Brody y Jeremy Northam.
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  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    April 30, 2008
    Yes, it is a poor musical if you assume it's just a musical. It's not; it's an outstading movie that goes inside the character's mind. It's bizarre, strange and weird. It's very, very good!
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 24, 2008
    A pretty bizzare ensemble piece based on the cult television series. One of the first comeback films for Robert Downey Jr backed by Mel Gibson. Worth multiple watches to catch the various subplots but might be just for the die hards fans.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    March 14, 2008
    People say the original is better, I would know, but the original doesn't have Robert Downey Jr in it. He is amazing in this film (not really a big surprise there). I watched it just for him, and wasn't sure I would even like it. It is the best five dollars I have spent. It is a fun movie and if you are a RDJ fan it is a must see.
  • 0.5 Stars
    MCT:
    February 14, 2008
    Very strange. I can't recommend this to anyone because it will take a special kind of person to appreciate this movie. I am not one of thsoe special kinds of people.

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  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: Keith Gordon
  • Genres: Drama, Comedy, Musical & Performing Arts
  • Released: October 24, 2003
  • DVD Released: March 23, 2004

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