THE NICE GUYS

I just saw The Nice Guys! This movie is the latest film from Shane Black, writer of Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3, which pits two unlikely private eyes Healy (Russel Crowe) and March (Ryan Gosling) against hitmen, assassins and porn directors as they try to navigate a tangled web of murder, mystery and mayhem through 1970s Los Angeles.

There are a whole lot of things to like about this movie. The costumes are cool, the retro scenery is beautiful but, as with all Shane Black movies, the writing is the standout. Black once again proves why he is the master of the buddy film through his incredible ability to write dialogue. This is only underlined by the screen chemistry that Crowe and Gosling have together which is something I could really get used to seeing. It's not just those two that have chemistry here, Angourie Rice who plays March's daughter is quite the actress herself and plays especially well with Gosling. Beau Knapp is also very impressive here as blue faced unhinged hit-man as was Margaret Qualley who plays the frantic, golden snitch Amelia. Everything here was right on with the right on. It was funny, smart, a well written noir mystery, and the actors had a level of chemistry that has me smelling a potential franchise! When it's all said and done, this is a really good time at the movies and more than that, it might just be one for the shelf at home. The Nice Guys gets a righteous 4.5... out of 5.