Too long, not funny, and sometimes hard to follow

Rating: 3/10 (27 September 2016)

In 1977, a self proclaimed "fixer" Mr Healy (Russell Crowe) and a private detective Mr. March (Ryan Gosling) team up to locate Amelia (Margaret Qualley) who may hold the key to all the murders and what the Hippie demonstrations are really all about. They are helped, at times, by March's teenage daughter Holly (Angourie Rice).
One thing becomes absolutely clear: Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling should never do comedy or not do comedy with a lame script such as this. Their banter doesn't go anywhere, there are no good lines, nothing is funny and the sight gags fail too. Aside from all that the acting is okay, but what's the point when everything else fails? We couldn't wait for this to be over.
Another thing and this is disheartening is when we have children mouthing F-bombs as we see Holly do. What are we coming to? Huh?
This movie gets dragged out overly long with aimless running around forÂ…Â…..oh, for clues and a big shoot'em up near the end with a couple fight scenes that could have used Jackie Chan's choreographers.
Notable: Kim Bassinger, Amelia's mother, who is also in charge of the Department of Justice.
A monstrously forgettable movie and our hope is that Crowe and Gosling go back to drama where they belong and where we also hear some good lines from time to time. (3/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: Yes, but very brief in an under water show. Language: Yes, but not all that much.