The Nice Guys | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

Abundant with the same type of caustic sarcasm that made Black’s “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” an underappreciated, yet cult favorite, “The Nice Guys” is smarter than it has to be and in retrospect, like all great crime thrillers, it is a relatively simple story.

... It’s the rare crowdpleaser that’s also eccentric and a little bit irritable in an endearing sort of way.

The Nice Guys is a jubilant, gritty, and guilt-free lark. As a critic, it's so satisfying to see a film that serves as both strong filmmaking and popcorn-munching entertainment.

The Crowe-Gosling team might stir unhappy memories of what-were-they-thinking? twofers like Pat Morita and Jay Leno (Collision Course), Ted Danson and Howie Mandel (A Fine Mess) or Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds (R.I.P.D.), but they're a dynamic duo.

The plot is cumbersome until it becomes painfully obvious who is behind it all, and then it becomes trite.