An almost perfect film

Rating: 9/10 (11 May 2020)

POSITIVES:
1) The relationship and interactions between Crowe, Gosling and Gosling's daughter are great
2) The film perfectly blends action, comedy, drama and mystery genres together
3) The performances are all very good, with one exception that I'll mention later
4) Pulls off the feel, groove and aesthetic of the 1970s very slickly
NEGATIVES:
1) That exception I was talking about? It's Kim Basinger. Why cast someone so well known in a role that has less than 5 minutes of screen time. Her performance was completely flat and dull in a film where everyone is giving the complete opposite kind of performance. She was probably only on set for a day and probably hadn't even seen the script before shooting
2) I would've liked if Crowe and Gosling had more skill to find clues. They drunkenly stumble upon or luckily find pretty much every clue that they find and I found that a bit annoying and unbelievable