The Nice Guys - Review: All Fun & Games

Rating: 7/10 (23 May 2016)

PROS: 1. Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling work really well together, they have good chemistry.
2. The set pieces are amazing, the movie pulled off the 70's vibe.
3. The movie made me laugh, it has physical humor mixed with intelligent humor, and at times it blended really well together.
4. The cinematography, the directing, and the music blended well.
5. The movie forces the viewer to examine the story, there's so much going on, and you can miss an important detail if you're not paying attention.
CONS: 1. The plot is extremely, excessively, and overly complicated, I believe the movie could've went for a more subtle approach, maybe it did, but I feel like the plot could've been toned-down a notch.
2. Crowe and Gosling engage in some small conversations that ultimately lead nowhere; for example, Gosling tells Crowe that he has no sense of smell, the screenwriter could've created something cool with that within the context of the movie, but it really doesn't cater to the story in any kind of way, and I was disappointed by that (truly missed opportunity).
NITPICKING: In the opening scene, I know that the boy's parents were sleeping, but you know damn well that a car traveling that fast and going threw somebodies house like that would wake up the whole damn neighborhood.
OVERALL, The Nice Guys is a fun movie to watch. In my opinion, it's not good, it's not great, it's just okay.
FINAL GRADE: B-