Directed by
– Shane Black
Starring –
Russell Crowe; Ryan Gosling; Kim Basinger; Matt Bomer; Angourie Rice.
Running Time
– 116 minutes (1 hour 56 minutes)
★★★★
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2016 has
been a great year for comedies with Deadpool smashing worldwide to Bad
Neighbours 2 getting mainly positive reviews and with Dwayne Johnson’s and Kevin
Hart’s Central Intelligence looking set to be the comedy of the summer.
However,
Johnson and Hart will have to compete seriously hard to knock off Russell Crowe (Gladiator, LA Confidental)
and Ryan Gosling (Drive, Crazy Stupid Love) as the best comedy duo of 2016 because Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Iron Man 3, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) has written
and directed the best buddy-cop film since 22 Jump Street.
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THE
NICE GUYS follows
wise-cracking detective Holland March (Gosling) and hard-edged enforcer Jackson
Healy (Crowe) as an unlikely duo, investigating the apparent suicide of a young
porn star in 1970s downtown Los Angeles. Also featuring Kim Basinger (LA Confidential), Matt Bomer (Magic Mike) and introducing
talented young star Angourie Rice as March’s daughter ‘Holly’.
From start
to finish this film is pure comic joy, the chemistry between Crowe and Gosling
was brilliant and their comedic moments together match what Ryan Reynolds did
with Deadpool.
You can tell
the pair had a blast working together with Gosling being the stand out as you
would never have known he could be so brilliant at comedy. While Crowe does a
great job playing more of the straight guy, but he also had his comic moments.
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I have to
mention Angourie Rice, who did a good job and was the real straight character
of the film as she made sure both characters were kept in check as well as
being their moral compass.
You can also
tell how much Black cared about this film as well as his eye for detail to shoot it in
a 70s style, which was beautiful to see on screen. Plus, having Black and Joel
Silver working together again, you can tell
this was a modern Lethal Weapon with all the wit and action that made those
films great.
I can
proudly say I don’t think this will be the last we’ll see of Crowe and Gosling
as The Nice Guys as it feels like a beginning of a trilogy/franchise.
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Verdict
The best
comedy since Deadpool. With Gosling being the surprising stand out in the film and
will make you laugh non-stop.
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