We need more stupidly
fun film noir and who better to deliver the goods than Shane Black?
The director, who co-wrote The Nice Guys with Anthony Bagarozzi,
excels at creating slick buddy films like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. The
Nice Guys centres around porn, a murder mystery, a femme fatale and
an unlikely pair of private investigators. Set in 1977, private
instigator Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is struggling with the death
of his wife while trying to raise his clever daughter Holly (Angourie
Rice) when he is forced to work with Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe), a
tough guy who beats people for money. The duo are looking for a girl
who has disappeared, but when the bodies start to pile up, they
realise there is more to the case than they previously thought.
Gosling is a hilarious goofball in this film, squealing at the sight
of blood and constantly falling over, but the gags never feel cheap.
Crowe packed on the weight to look comically different to Gosling and
it works well. He plays Healy straight but still provides a lot of
laughs. Rice is especially impressive considering her young age and
holds her own against the big name actors. Matt Bomer also appears in
a totally different role for him, playing an assassin. The Nice Guys
is perhaps a little long and starts to lose momentum, but it is so
much fun. I hope we get a sequel.
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