The Nice Guys
Two men investigate the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and their investigation takes them to dark places as anyone else who gets involved in the case seems to wind up dead.
17 April 1985, Durban, South Africa
3 November 1978, Manchester, England, UK
23 January 1943, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
27 November 1998, Florida, USA
13 February 1979, USA
29 April 1971, Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA
17 May 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA
December 31, 2016
Take two heavyweight Hollywood stars, cast them in a shaggy-dog story set in Los Angeles circa 1977 and assign a writer-director with a proven flair for madcap action comedy. Voila! It's time to get acquainted with The Nice Guys.
December 30, 2016
Amid countless remakes like Vacation and sequels like Neighbors 2, which doggedly push for crude atmospheres, this film creates a world that's pure and naturally absurd.
February 16, 2017
There's just as many laughs as there are gunshots and Gosling's slapstick physicality and Crowe's wry dialogue bring some much-needed light to the dark.
May 20, 2016
It has the byzantine plot of an L.A. noir, but races through it with the breathless energy of Black's other work.
April 01, 2017
From its opening shot, The Nice Guys charms with an exuberant commitment to cutting, panning, and switching between perspectives, establishing the pertinent plot with no filler.
May 20, 2016
You won't see Captain America and Iron Man squaring off at an airport, but you do get Russell Crowe breaking Ryan Gosling's arm and then cheerfully downing a Yoo-hoo.
May 20, 2016
The Nice Guys has a nice feel: just slick enough to keep from falling apart, just brutal enough to keep from seeming inconsequential.
January 03, 2017
Chances are if you liked Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and similar slacker-neo-noir capers like The Big Lebowski (1998) and 2014's Inherent Vice, you'll be happy with The Nice Guys. Best enjoyed with tongue firmly in cheek.
May 20, 2016
Why see this film? Partly because of the leading men, but mainly because of a girl.
May 20, 2016
It's all delightfully fizzy, bloody fun - even if there's the teeniest, tiniest hint of sequel ambitions.
May 21, 2016
For those attuned to its amiably sleazy vibe and sudden alternations between violence and slapstick, it offers a guiltily pleasurable way to pass an evening.
