Better than I expected

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2017)

This film left me wanting more from the character's created by Shane Black. Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling's chemistry on screen made the film stand out from other buddy cop movies. Their quick wit and love hate relationship worked well on screen, creating some very funny moments.
The film is at it's best when these 2 are on screen together, they keep the film flowing and the dialogue written is perfect for the character's created. The story itself turned out to be better than i expected, the trailers really didn't give away the main plot points.
Although Gosling and Crowe gave brilliant performances, Angourie Rice stole the scenes she was in and for such a young actress she gave a funny and multi layered performance. She provided a lot of comic relief and, unlike most child characters, she served a valuable purpose in the film, which again is a credit to the writer.
The only criticism of the film would be that the plot can sometimes get confusing and requires you to be concentrating at all times. i would defiantly say the first half of the film is better than the second, however both are very entertaining. Overall, it is a solid buddy cop movie and shows there still is life for the genera