Oddball Comedy Thriller

Rating: 8/10 (2 November 2018)

This uneven but often funny comedy thriller about two polar opposites concerns the death of a porn star and a case involving car pollution in 1970s Los Angeles. Holland Marsh (Ryan Gosling) crosses paths with a bruiser, Jackson Healy (Oscar-winner Russell Crowe), and suffers a broken arm. Later, Healy comes back to see him, but now he wants his help. In the middle of all this mayhem, Holland's bossy daughter decides to help him out. Crowe plays it straight, while Gosling behaves like a buffoon or Bud Abbott. Amusing, polished, entertaining.