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Two very different detectives, in 1977 LA, need to put their differences aside and learn to resolve a murder mystery while practicing equanimity – the word of the day.
Genre: Action/Comedy/MysteryDirector: Shane Black
Cast: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Kim Basinger, Margaret Qualley, Matt Bomer, Keith David, Yaya DaCosta & Beau Knapp.
Run Time: 116 min.
US Release: 20 May 2016
UK Release: 03 June 2016
German Release: 02 June 2016
The Nice Guys was released early this June, in Germany and I was incredibly pumped to see it since the first trailer hit theatres, because I hadn’t seen an original Shane Black buddy-cop flick since years. As it turned out, The Nice Guys is my favourite summer movie of this year as well as being my second favourite Shane Black film after Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, even if it isn’t quite flawless.
Shane Black is the godfather of the “buddy cop” genre. He not only revolutionised police action movies with his Lethal Weapon scripts and the – in my opinion- very underrated Last Boy Scout, but in 2005 he proved that he also has talent directing murder mysteries as well as having a real eye for comedic action with his debut film. So when this picture was announced I was very interested to see what he would create by going back to his roots and I wasn’t let down at all!
Black directed a beautiful looking action comedy about two guys who couldn’t be more different. Holland March (Gosling) works as a private investigator who scams his clients out of their hard-earned money, while Jackson Healey (Crowe) earns his daily bread as an enforcer for hire. Both need to learn to work together when they are forced to take on a murder case that involves the porn industry and a missing young woman (Qualley). March is also a father to the young Holly (Rice) but he keeps drowning his inner demons in alcohol, leaving his daughter no choice but to take care of daily business.
The most impressive part of the plot was its “originality”, as there aren’t many buddy-detective flicks, and the 1970’s setting gives it a special flair with that era seeing a transformation in women’s rights and the new left movement. Black wrote an intriguing and very smart script that managed to alternate between slapstick humour and grotesque visual violence. All of this is tied up nicely in a mystery concerning the pornography and automotive industry. All in all, this was a very cynical but entertaining view of that era.
What harmed the originality of the story were the extreme similarities to Black’s fantastic Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and the viewer was able to easily deduce Black’s next moves in writing and direction if familiar with his previous flick. The biggest issue I had with The Nice Guys, though, was that at times the story was left behind at times to focus on the two leads and suddenly picked up again out of the blue. While not directly as much a flaw of the movie as a flaw in marketing, I also thought that the trailer gave away some of the best moments in the story, which hampered my enjoyment just a little bit.
The strongest feature this film has is the portrayal of the main characters by Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. Not only had these two an extraordinary chemistry, but they were also able to play off each other remarkably, which gave them a lot of likeability! Plainly put, after walking out of the theatre I simply wanted to go back in and watch them two goof around for a second time, because it was just fun to see this two acting all cool and tough.
Angourie Rice was a big surprise for me since child actors show normally limits in their acting skills. Nevertheless, Rice did a fantastic job as March’s eleven-year-old daughter Holly. Granted, there was a moment mid-plot where I thought her naivety was getting a tiny bit annoying, but by the end, it is revealed that what I confused as naivety early on was actually a moral anchor for one of the leads.
Cinematographer Philippe Rousselot did a grand job with this picture, portraying the seventies fantastically. The setting basically seeped out of the silver screen and felt as if it was manifesting in the theatres’ screening room. The parties, the expositions, and those 70’s velvet suits were remarkable choices for settings and costume design that convinced from the first moment. Surprisingly, Black was not afraid to display nudity in his murder mystery and stayed true to the naked profanities of the seventies. The actions scenes were also incredibly well shot and made use of the classic 80’s style, meaning no shaky cam, just old fashioned wide angled action.
John Ottman and David Buckley composed the soundtrack to this action-comedy and it suits the movie perfectly. Not only does it recapture the time and setting of the plot, but it also enhanced the charm of both characters.
Verdict: The Nice Guys might not be the best movie I saw this year, but it definitely is the best film I saw this summer and Shane Black proved once again what he is best at. This action-comedy managed to capture the era it plays in perfectly, displaying nude flesh and very graphic violence and included two of the best characters in the history of the “buddy cop” genre. Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe had such charisma and chemistry; the viewer has no other choice but to feel connected to these personas. It has a few flaws here and there, especially when the story gets left behind at time. However this is a movie definitely worth buying on Blu-ray and if you haven’t seen it in cinemas yet, I implore you to watch it now. I will give The Nice Guys an 8.5 out of 10!
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