The Nice Guys Film Review

Finished watching The Nice Guys directed by Shane Black and staring Murielle Telio, Ryan Gosling, Lois Smith, Margaret Qualley, Russell Crowe and Angourie Rice. The film opens up with a car crash which results in the death of actress Misty Mountains (Murielle Telio). Days later private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is hired by Misty's aunt (Lois Smith) to find her niece after seeing her a couple of days after Misty's death. Holland starts his investigation by trying to look for the missing Amelia Kutner (Margaret Qualley) who might have answers. Only for Amelia to hire Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) to make Holland stop looking for her. Once news travels that Amelia made contact with Jackson he becomes a target for the criminals who are hunting Amelia causing Jackson to hire Holland in order to find Amelia before the criminals do. Overall this was a great film as it blends together the great action and hilarious comedy extremely well while also being able to give some great character development in the process. The inclusion of Holland's daughter Holly (Angourie Rice) is great as she is more competent than her father and Jackson within the case which brings about some hilarious moments. Holly also helps to further develop the two characters throughout the film as Holland and Jackson slowly become better colleagues and even friends as the film progresses. While the music used in the film is very indicative of the time while also working extremely well within the context of the film as well. 8/10.