One of the best comedies of the 2010s.
Basic Info
Where to Watch: Apple TV+ or rental options
Runtime: 1 hour 50 minutes
Director: Shane Black
Actors: Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Angourie Rice
Rating: R
Pros:
- Hilarious
- Interesting mystery
- Well written and good dialogue
- 70s style works well
Cons:
- Some more explicit scenes or moments
Overall Thoughts:
“The Nice Guys” is a 70s style comedy mystery that doesn’t sacrifice story for the comedic moments. There is a really good balance between serious or dramatic moments and cracking jokes.
Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe and Angourie Rice have great chemistry and they are really funny together. The characters are really good because they are flawed but they also care about each other and they are able to bounce lines of each other effortlessly.
The technical parts of the movie succeed too as it is really well written. Shane Black is a good writer with the “Lethal Weapon” movies and “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” which both received award nominations.
The only reasons people may not like this is because comedy works differently for everyone and people have very different tastes in music. It is also rated R so some younger people might not be allowed to watch.
This movie is a good example of how important the box office is for studios to produce movies. This movie wasn’t very successful at the box office making a little over $70 million compared to the $50 million budget. The budget doesn’t usually include the marketing costs so it most likely made less.
The lack of profit that this movie had strongly hindered the idea for future spin offs and sequels. Fans of this movie really want more from “The Nice Guys” but the future for a potential universe to be created around this movie looks bleak but don’t let this drag down the enjoyment of what we have which is this great movie.
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