Synopsis
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
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Cast
- Ryan GoslingHolland March
- Russell CroweJackson Healy
- Angourie RiceHolly March
- Margaret QualleyAmelia Kuttner
- Matt BomerJohn Boy
- Beau KnappBlueface
- Keith DavidOlder Guy
- Yaya DaCostaTally
- Kim BasingerJudith Kuttner
- Lois SmithMrs. Glenn
Recommendations
- 100
Time Out
Ryan Gosling in a physical action-comedy? Whoever thought of the idea should be crowned genius of the year. With dynamite timing and uproarious gestures, Gosling mines his diverse abilities and becomes a blast in The Nice Guys. - 91
The Playlist
The Nice Guys, which the screenwriter also directed, is the best of Black’s films. It is eccentrically, sometimes broadly funny, with top-notch performances from Crowe and Gosling and a pitch-perfect sense of timing to help smooth over some of the script’s fault lines and blind spots. - 90
Variety
The Nice Guys is an ultra-violent burlesque, the sort of cheerfully hostile buddy bash that’s been a staple since the ’80s, only this one is singularly clever about its own triviality, and it offers the scruffy pleasure of seeing two great actors dial down their gravitas with style. - 80
The Guardian
[Black] creates some outrageously contrived and protracted shootouts and one or two good old fashioned action explosions. But he also keeps the dialogue cracking along. - 80
The Telegraph
Think of The Nice Guys as candy noir: all the key ingredients from mysteries such as Chinatown and The Long Goodbye poured into a tall glass, then topped up with sugar syrup, a spritz of club soda, a sprig of mint and an ironic paper parasol. - 75
IndieWire
The Nice Guys delivers enough brilliant physical comedy to smooth over its blunter narrative devices. - 72
TheWrap
There’s a tipping point at which comedy goes from black to bilious, and that’s a balancing act that The Nice Guys doesn’t always nail. The laughs from this frequently entertaining action comedy get stuck in the throat, keeping this altogether good movie from being a great one. - 70
The New Yorker
Why see this film? Partly because of the leading men, but mainly because of a girl. An Australian actress named Angourie Rice plays March’s daughter, Holly, who is thirteen.
