Review of The Singing Detective (2003) by Simon T — 24 Apr 2018
Tiresome and uninvolving adaptation by Dennis Potter of his original 1986 TV series. A twitchy and often inaudible Downey Jr lies in a hospital bed, deliriously imagining ghosts from his past as noir characters in a murder mystery.
Only when he starts psychiatric sessions with Mel Gibson in a bald skullcap does his psoriasis start to heal and the pieces fall into place. But you'll have long since ceased caring. A vanity project par excellence.
This review of The Singing Detective (2003) was written by Simon T on 24 Apr 2018.
The Singing Detective has generally received mixed reviews.
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