You can never be too NICE;)

Rating: 8/10 (20 September 2016)

'The Nice Guys' is the latest return to form from writer/director Shane Black. Coming off the unexplained mess of 'Iron Man 3', Black delivers a fun and edgy dark-comedy in the vein of 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'.
1. Never have I been a fan of Ryan Gosling (March), because his acting has always been on a sub-par/mediocre level to me. Yet somehow, Gosling fits perfectly here and blends well into his character. On the other hand, Russell Crowe (Healy) has always been in my top 10 'favorite actors' list, (not that I'm complaining) but he seems to be playing himself in this role. Crowe is most notably known for being an aggressive tough-guy in real life, and he mirrors his character to a fault in this film. Hence the reason I said he's playing himself lol.
2. The plot of this movie is fairly simple and nothing all that special, but the real entertainment comes from great dialogue and interplay between characters. Kim Basinger (Kuttner) has an important role in this, yet her acting is utterly poor whenever she's on screen. The surprising talent comes from young actress Angourie Rice, who plays Ryan Gosling's feisty and responsible daughter Holly. The darker tone of this film comes in the form of Matt Bomer, who plays the villainous hit-man John Boy. Bomer is quite scary and menacing even though he doesn't have much screen- time.
3. Shane Black took a great direction in making this a murder/mystery which keeps the audience compelled. Also the fact that it's based around the death of an incredible hot porn-star (Murielle Telio) and gorgeous women as suspects, there's no reason guys wouldn't like this film;) There is never a boring moment as things move at a good pace, in which I have to give a lot of credit to the editor. Crowe & Gosling are an exceptional pair, just like Gibson & Glover or Downey & Kilmer, but that's what Black does best, writing strong buddy-characters with great chemistry.
This film deserves a lot more praise and recognition because I know movies like this don't draw large crowds. 'The Nice Guys' is pure entertainment, with a perfect balance of crime, action, drama and of course....comedy.