The Nice Guys (2016)

The Nice Guys (2016)

2016 R 116 Minutes

Comedy | Crime | Thriller | Mystery

A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.

Overall Rating

9 / 10
Verdict: Great
  • Elite Reviewer
    Chris

    Chris

    8 / 10
    The Nice Guys is a buddy action comedy at its finest! It is really refreshing to see a truly original story come out of Hollywood (or as I like to call it, superhero and sequel town). I hope this movie does well, so it will encourage Hollywood to... Read the full review »
  • Man, this sould have made more money! This movie was great! My favorite thing about it was the mystery in this movie, and how it didn't treat the audience like idiots. This movie felt a lot like kiss kiss bang bang, in its style and story, so if y... Read the full review »
  • WHAT I LIKED: All the best comedies have more layers than first meet the eye, but Shane Black's 'The Nice Guys' brings the bones of a good film even further forward to deliver something more engaging than most serious dramas. Yes, surprisingly for... Read the full review »
  • simonpomerleau

    simonpomerleau

    10 / 10
    Loved the original plot and characters. Read the full review »
  • Directed by Shane Black, "The Nice Guys" captures the world of crime during 70s Los Angeles. It is about a miserable detective, Holland March (Gosling) who works with a hired enforcer, Jackson Healy (Crowe) to investigate the disappearance of... Read the full review »
  • JRhagan

    JRhagan

    9 / 10
    Nowadays, the genre of "buddy cop" films often feels worn out and generically poorly done for me. However, I really enjoyed and loved this film. From the electric chemistry between Crowe and Gosling that really is the backbone of the film, and als... Read the full review »
  • Has a brilliant beginning, and then goes rather down hill from there. Gosling is ever so entertaining and the writing is sharp as ever, which does make it entertaining, but I don’t believe that this is really any type of masterpiece. Read the full review »