THE SINGING DETECTIVE (DOWNEY JR) (2003)

KEITH GORDON

Comedy Musical Drama 1950s Medical Film Noir Film in Film

Cast

ROBERT DOWNEY JR ROBIN WRIGHT MEL GIBSON JEREMY NORTHAM KATIE HOLMES ADRIEN BRODY JON POLITO SAUL RUBINEK DENNIS POTTER

Plot

A surprisingly effective movie version of Dennis Potter's seminal TV drama, that, considering the slicing and dicing involved to squeeze the original story down to a 95 minute running time, captures the surreal essence of the original.