The Nice Guys
Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe are an odd-couple forced to team up in 1970s Los Angeles in Shane Black's black crime comedy. The writer/director has described it as a spiritual sequel to his own Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Gosling) and hired leg-breaker Jackson Healy (Crowe) work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power.
- Director:
- Shane Black ('Kiss Kiss Bang Bang', 'Iron Man 3')
- Writer:
- Shane BlackAnthony Bagarozzi
- Cast:
- Ryan GoslingRussell CroweAngourie RiceMatt BomerMargaret QualleyYaya DaCostaKeith David
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Dominic Corry
flicksIn a mainstream cinema landscape that often seems driven by concession – to the studio, the investors, the marketers, the distributors, certain demographics, the foreign market, the domestic market, the Stone Cutters – there are few things more satisfying than seeing a populist filmmaker getting to do exactly what he wants on a large canvas.
Was Shaping Up, Then Fell Flat in Disarray
Ok, this was fun, funny, and the actors gave some good body to it all. But man o man, it could have been 'Get Shorty' good if the script and story had cobbled together properly. Entertaining, on a bit by bit basis. Don't look past the scenes and you'll burn a few hours in an okay way. Think about it while you're in there and it will make you...
Variety
pressAn ultra-violent burlesque, the sort of cheerfully hostile buddy bash that’s been a staple since the ’80s, only this one is singularly clever about its own triviality...
Time Out
pressRyan Gosling in a physical action-comedy? Whoever thought of the idea should be crowned genius of the year.
The Telegraph
pressThink of The Nice Guys as candy noir: all the key ingredients from mysteries such as Chinatown and The Long Goodbye poured into a tall glass, then topped up with sugar syrup...
The New York Times
pressEven nostalgic nonsense requires more than attitude and energy, which is all that Mr. Black has to offer. And despite all its restless detective work... is unable to track down a soul or a reason for being.
The Guardian
press[Black] creates some outrageously contrived and protracted shootouts and one or two good old fashioned action explosions. But he also keeps the dialogue cracking along.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressThey both have a keen feel for the throwaway line and Crowe's bearishness is a nice counterpoint to Gosling's doomed attempts to stay ahead of the game.
Rolling Stone
pressThere are even times when Black seems to be letting Crowe and Gosling make the whole thing up as they go along. Not a bad thing.
Los Angeles Times
pressThough the plot here may be a confusing, multi-threaded mess ... it's occasionally offset by the exuberance with which Black blends splatter and slapstick, and the leeway he grants his two very game leads.
Entertainment Weekly
pressGosling and Crowe have a surprisingly fizzy, ferret-and-bull chemistry, and the hedonistic Me Decade setting is groovy...
Flicks, Dominic Corry
flicksIn a mainstream cinema landscape that often seems driven by concession – to the studio, the investors, the marketers, the distributors, certain demographics, the foreign market, the domestic market, the Stone Cutters – there are few things more satisfying than seeing a populist filmmaker getting to do exactly what he wants on a large canvas.
Variety
pressAn ultra-violent burlesque, the sort of cheerfully hostile buddy bash that’s been a staple since the ’80s, only this one is singularly clever about its own triviality...
Time Out
pressRyan Gosling in a physical action-comedy? Whoever thought of the idea should be crowned genius of the year.
The Telegraph
pressThink of The Nice Guys as candy noir: all the key ingredients from mysteries such as Chinatown and The Long Goodbye poured into a tall glass, then topped up with sugar syrup...
The New York Times
pressEven nostalgic nonsense requires more than attitude and energy, which is all that Mr. Black has to offer. And despite all its restless detective work... is unable to track down a soul or a reason for being.
The Guardian
press[Black] creates some outrageously contrived and protracted shootouts and one or two good old fashioned action explosions. But he also keeps the dialogue cracking along.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressThey both have a keen feel for the throwaway line and Crowe's bearishness is a nice counterpoint to Gosling's doomed attempts to stay ahead of the game.
Rolling Stone
pressThere are even times when Black seems to be letting Crowe and Gosling make the whole thing up as they go along. Not a bad thing.
Los Angeles Times
pressThough the plot here may be a confusing, multi-threaded mess ... it's occasionally offset by the exuberance with which Black blends splatter and slapstick, and the leeway he grants his two very game leads.
Entertainment Weekly
pressGosling and Crowe have a surprisingly fizzy, ferret-and-bull chemistry, and the hedonistic Me Decade setting is groovy...
Was Shaping Up, Then Fell Flat in Disarray
Ok, this was fun, funny, and the actors gave some good body to it all. But man o man, it could have been 'Get Shorty' good if the script and story had cobbled together properly. Entertaining, on a bit by bit basis. Don't look past the scenes and you'll burn a few hours in an okay way. Think about it while you're in there and it will make you...
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