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He knows the 1950s songs are trash, and that's the point; That movie was extremely confusing, though…good, but confusing. I couldn't find any real flaws in any aspect of the film (direction was above average, acting was great, music was very good and appropriate) but still i did not feel like i have just watched a great.

But never fear, the 2003 movie the singing detective has more than enough going for it to keep your attention for 109 minutes, if not days afterwards.

The singing detective from his hospital bed, a writer struggling with a skin disease hallucinates plots and musical numbers. After a public battle with his demons robert downey jr is back, starring in the film version of the singing detective. The singing detective is a 2003 american musical crime comedy film directed by keith gordon and loosely based on the bbc serial of the same name, a work by british writer dennis potter. I couldn't find any real flaws in any aspect of the film (direction was above average, acting was great, music was very good and appropriate) but still i did not feel like i have just watched a great.