The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys attempts to bridge the gap somewhere between L.A. Confidential and every buddy cop movie. Ryan Gosling plays the smart, fragile detective and Russell Crowe reprises his role from L.A. Confidential as the Muscle. He beats people up and Gosling tries to be funny and smart. The film focuses on the attempt to find a girl named Amelia and the death of porn star Misty Mountains. Gosling is hired to look for Misty Mountains, but is coincidentally searching for Amelia when Crowe beats him savagely because he was paid by "Amelia" to make two strange men stop following her. There are a few twists and turns, some comedy, but nothing too special. I'd await it's arrival on cable before committing two hours of your life. Bottom Line: 6.7 out of 10. Wait for TBS to pick it up.