Me, back in February, directly from my review of "Drive", my opinion on Ryan Gosling:

"This is my first movie with him, and I can safely say, this has to be one of the most uninteresting actors I think I've ever seen in a motion picture."

Me now, after seeing "La La Land", "The Big Short", and this:

".......

I was a fucking idiot nearly a year ago."

94

"Why don't we invite him in?"

"No animals in the house, sweetheart."

Goes right into a certain pile of movies (The Big Lebowski, Inherent Vice, The Long Goodbye) which utilize comedic trappings to explore emptiness, loss, and the strangling grip of capitalism. The tightest, snappiest, most deceptively beautiful screenplay in years.

75/100

The definition of pure summer pleasure. Shane Black builds a comedic duo like no one else, but Gosling and Crowe take every frazzled, frustrated, blumbering word and morph it into hilarity. Gosling, in particular, is the undeniable showstopper, adding clarity and innocence to an already lovable doofus of puppy-like charms. And although the action is crisp, its Noir elements crumble to pieces because of the flabby pacing. These rough patches take a special film and lower its aspirations to the point where walking out with a satisfied grin was strangely disappointing.

feels like it was one draft away from being a really good movie (which puts it several drafts ahead of most other studio films so far this year). nice to have the real Shane Black back and doing the shtick he does so well, but too many of the gags fall flat, and the noir plot window-dressing — while meant to be inscrutable — is frustratingly empty. Johnny Gossamer would not approve.

on the other hand, russell crowe is *fantastic,* and gosling gets the job done.

What an absolute joy this was to experience for the first time. So many priceless lines of dialogue, note perfect acting from the two leads, dynamite supporting performance from Angourie Rice.

This is a bona fide new classic and more people need to be aware of it.

💘👌🏻

This movie was boring and never made an effort to make me become invested in the plot line except for when the daughter was in danger which of course is why she always had to come along.

No pay off for the empty lot plot line :/

ryan gosling: screams
me: big mood

Great acting, story line was weird.

If I lived in the 70s could I get Earth Wind and Fire to play my party???

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

'The Nice Guys' was a movie I knew I was going to like, but did not expect to love. You can tell Shane Black loved directing this. The direction is both vibrant and collected. He is in total control. It is incredibly funny and flows from start to finish on the dynamic between Crowe and Gosling. Angourie Rice may have stolen the show though, and I say stole it only because she didn't get nearly enough screen time. It has come fun action, but never makes itself all about it. It is definitely a bit imbalanced, and the middle portion is a little clunky, but it is still so much fun.

I never get tired of watching this movie. Crowe and Gosling are the perfect duo, their dynamic is almost akin to that of Bud Spencer and Terrance Hill. Shane Black's contributions to this movie make it a wild and hilarious ride that I cannot get enough of. The Nice Guys is a modern classic.