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Rating: 6/10 (8 October 2016)

Wow, well I must start out by saying that "The Nice Guys" most definitely turned out to be much better than I had anticipated. Why? Well, because initially I didn't have much hopes for it since it starred two actors which I am not particularly fan of. But they really stepped up and delivered in this 2016 movie.
"The Nice Guys" is a movie which takes place in the late 1970s in glamorous Los Angeles, where an up and coming porn star is found dead, the result of an apparent suicide. Licensed private investigator Holland March (played by Ryan Gosling) teams up with the unconventional private eye Jackson Healey (played by Russell Crowe) to solve the case of the suicide.
The storyline in this movie is actually a nice surprise of a story, especially because it is a story which grows on you. The narrative of the movie is quite good and builds up gradually. And the storyline is helped nicely along by some very interesting characters with some equally interesting backgrounds.
I will say that both Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe both really impressed with their performances in "The Nice Guys". Both of them are great individually in the movie, but together then the chemistry is just fantastic.
"The Nice Guys" is fast-paced and there isn't really a dull moment in the movie. Which really is a great accomplishment for director Shane Black. Especially because the movie is kept interesting right up to the end credits.
There is a good amount of humor in the movie, which serves the movie quite well, because it is a perfect combination with the action and crime elements of the movie. And the setting of the late 1970's Los Angeles was also quite accomplished on the screen. And the sense of that period was really brought well to life on the screen by the props and costume department.
Aside from Gosling and Crowe, then "The Nice Guys" boasts some pretty good performances from talents such as Matt Bomer and Keith David.
"The Nice Guys" is definitely an entertaining movie, and a good movie to watch. I was more than genuinely surprised with the outcome of the movie, and it is well worth taking the time to sit down and watch it.