The plot of the film is almost willfully convoluted. But it's also largely beside the point, an excuse for quite a few good scenes, most of them equal parts homage and subversion.

A sarky, sniping film noir homage that assassinates the character of every LA archetype you could imagine.

A self-referential noir-screwball-action movie that never wears out its welcome -- although it delights in taking that risk, over and over again.

‘…a clever, funny, original take on the noir genre…’