Wow. What a film!

Rating: 9/10 (4 June 2016)

This film is everything i was hoping for. Shane Black delivers a great Kiss Kiss Bang Bang- esque story complete with great performances, a fantastic script and a lot of genuine laugh out loud moments. Holly (Angourie Rice) is a stand out performance for me and is a brilliant addition to the great pairing of Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling.
My only issues with the film are two or three jokes that do not land but there are enough genuinely funny moments to make up for this and personally i felt like it was dragging at parts, especially with Matt Bomer's introduction but the final sequences left me totally satisfied leaving the cinema.
Overall the cast gel brilliantly, the script is mostly great and the soundtrack captures the setting and atmosphere perfectly.
8.8/10
JH