Shane Black co-wrote and directed this Action comedy. Watch Preview. Cast: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David, Kim Basinger. Rated R for violence, sexuality, nudity, language and brief drug use. Running time is one hour and fifty-six minutes.
A down-on-his-luck private eye (Gosling) and hired enforcer (Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star while trying to avoid being killed by a hired assassin (Bomer).
Crowe and Gosling make quite the pair in this enjoyable action film. Crowe is the steady, somewhat brutal, no-nonsense type while Gosling is just shy of being a complete klutz. Together they add up to an effective detective team. Young Australian actress Angourie Rice is a real revelation and looks to have a major career ahead. Basinger is basically wasted and we see far too little of her. The plot is more convoluted than necessary and the film is longer than it needs to be but the pacing is good enough it doesn't really matter. Set in the 1970s, the musical styles will be nostalgic to those who lived through that era. There are several female topless scenes and the language is a bit rough in spots, although not so much it seems unrealistic. The biggest compliment I can give this film is that I'd really like to see this cast in a sequel, and I very rarely feel that way.
There are no additional scenes once the credits begin. Screen size is unimportant. Theatres/Times.
A down-on-his-luck private eye (Gosling) and hired enforcer (Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star while trying to avoid being killed by a hired assassin (Bomer).
Crowe and Gosling make quite the pair in this enjoyable action film. Crowe is the steady, somewhat brutal, no-nonsense type while Gosling is just shy of being a complete klutz. Together they add up to an effective detective team. Young Australian actress Angourie Rice is a real revelation and looks to have a major career ahead. Basinger is basically wasted and we see far too little of her. The plot is more convoluted than necessary and the film is longer than it needs to be but the pacing is good enough it doesn't really matter. Set in the 1970s, the musical styles will be nostalgic to those who lived through that era. There are several female topless scenes and the language is a bit rough in spots, although not so much it seems unrealistic. The biggest compliment I can give this film is that I'd really like to see this cast in a sequel, and I very rarely feel that way.
There are no additional scenes once the credits begin. Screen size is unimportant. Theatres/Times.
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