Rent The Nice Guys (2016)
3.4 of 5 from 808 ratings
1h 51min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- "The Nice Guys" takes place in 1970s Los Angeles, when down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power.
- Actors:
- Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Yaya DaCosta, Keith David, Beau Knapp, Lois Smith, Murielle Telio, Gil Gerard, Daisy Tahan, Kim Basinger, Jack Kilmer, Lance Valentine Butler, Ty Simpkins, Cayla Brady, Tammi Arender, Rebecca Dalton Rusk, Terence Rosemore
- Directors:
- Shane Black
- Producers:
- Joel Silver
- Voiced By:
- Frank Mottek
- Writers:
- Shane Black, Anthony Bagarozzi
- Studio:
- Icon
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Thrillers
- Collections:
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/09/2016
- Run Time:
- 115 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Always Bet on Block Featurette
- Worst Detectives Ever Featurette
- Cast Interviews
- Trailers
- Photo Gallery
- Hidden Extra
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Reviews (9) of The Nice Guys
Oh Dear! - The Nice Guys review by MD
Where to start with what's wrong with this movie?
- the unbelievably stupid, contrived and annoying plot
- the sheer number of naff scenes that make you either cringe or want to throw something through your TV screen, including surely the most crass "assassination" ever in a film - sorry, there is nothing remotely funny about killing a defenceless young woman in cold blood
- the tediously unfunny script, and utterly flat moments of supposed comedy
- Ryan Gosling's irritating character, or Russell Crowe's dead-man-walking performance, or the complete lack of chemistry between the two of them
I could go on and on, but you get the point. How on earth this got a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes is totally beyond me.
So, anything good to report? Yes, the winning and entirely film-stealing performance of Angourie Rice as Gosling's daughter; thank God for her, otherwise it would be a one star or even no star rating.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Well, I enjoyed it. - The Nice Guys review by ND
For goodness' sake, it's a film, not a code to live by. Lighten up, people.
We sat down and loved it. The little girl was excellent but all the acting was good enough and the plot both keeps your attention and can be followed.
When it comes on the telly I'll make sure I watch it.
Rent this film, it's well worth it.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Good fun - The Nice Guys review by IV
It's a good, fun, buddy movie, set in the 70's. There is minimum topless nudity - it's not really a focus of the film. It's got some good scenes and laugh out loud moments.
Perhaps not a friday or saturday night movie, but watched this mid-week and enjoyed it.
Not a true classic, but I will watch it again when it is on free to air TV.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Critic review
The Nice Guys review by Adrijan Arsovski - Cinema Paradiso
A comedy of wits, subversion and general stupidity, The Nice Guys is a thorough examination of clumsy characters acting in relation to bigger events than what they can ever comprehend. Here violence doesn’t come up out of nowhere, but rather knows its place among the story and it actually holds it together, which is to say so well-crafted that maybe becomes Shane Black’s finest feature till date.
Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe appear together as a pulp-noir detective duo that feels long time overdue. Their chemistry drives this feature toward the inevitable, albeit subversive conclusion that leaves no one indifferent, except - for the irony to be even bigger – themselves. The two exchange banter like they’ve known each other for the whole of their lives, both on-screen and off of it. A simple glance is all that takes for the two to understand each other, without even uttering a single word. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s proceed further.
The other cast members perfectly add to the experience. Not only does Kim Basinger draw parallels between ‘L.A. Confidential’ and this one – she’s actually upgrading her character arc from the previous similar installment. Then there’s Matt Bomer, whose terrifyingly cold charisma will freeze the blood in your veins as soon as he steps on screen for the first time. Keith David really shines in his supportive role, while Angourie Rice tries and succeeds to impose onto the cop duo – only to outshine them when all three are being present together in a scene.
Now, actors can make or break a movie, but breaking a well-made script that’s polished to perfection is a tough job. Fortunately, all acting performances build upon the clever narrative Shane Black has presented, with direction and screenplay seamlessly molding into each other to produce the epic that is The Nice Guys. All subplots are there for a reason and by the end of it all – tie into the main plot on a cathartic note that both satisfies and enlightens, without it all seeming forced in the slightest.
The location is also worth mentioning for, since the L.A. setting presents a whole another level of fascination, with references that will mostly go over the head of everyone, and this is not a bad thing at all. The sole fact for them being there gives a unique perspective on how director Shane envisioned his piece to unravel at the big screen.
In totality, The Nice Guys succeeds on so many levels that it would be a real shame to not see it twice.