Slick, sly and sarcastic, The
Nice Guys is a breezy, meaty detective crime caper that delivers the guttural
laughing goods! It’s a delightfully
scrappy and jam-packed jaunt through the affluent hills and downtown dregs of
Los Angeles. Writer and director Shane
Black deserves awards and accolades for the teaming of Crowe and Gosling – two
tremendous actors who muster up an irresistible level of maniacally charismatic
and playfully manic energy. Together,
their rapid fire riffs reach Abbott and Costello levels of slapstickian
chatterbox greatness. The third main
character at play here, would be the City of Angels itself – Black’s masterful
and self-assured plate spinning rings every last disco-and-drug-infused drop
from the city’s flamboyant, late 70’s cinematic sponge. He brilliantly captures the gaudily gold aura
of the era. Giving you a break from the
summer box office behemoths, The Nice Guys is a fouled-up, foul-mouthed,
riotous romp offering hysterical bouts of humor, intense action sequences, an
intriguing array of interesting characters and an intricate who-done-it,
bounce-around-like-you’re-living-in-a-pinball machine plot. Let your mouth munch on popcorn whilst your
brain munches this – its refreshingly fun cinema for the soul. In this age of superheroes, Gosling and Crowe
turn out to be the real dynamic duo – making The Nice Guys a refreshingly
boisterous, bullet-riddled, budding bromance blast!
Starring: Russell
Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Keith David, Beau Knapp and Kim
Basinger
Directed by: Shane Black (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang and Iron Man Three)
Rated: R
Running time: 1hr. 56min.
Story: In 1970s Los Angeles, down-on-his-luck private eye Holland
March (Ryan Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) must 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.
Website:
www.theniceguysmovie.com
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