Writer-director Shane Black has proven that he knows his way around the buddy cop formula.
The contentious personalities in question here are Gosling as Holland March and Crowe as Jackson Healy.
There is a breezy energy between the stars where neither is quite the straight man nor cut-up.
More impressive, however, is just how good young Ms. Rice is as Holly.
Also, it should be noted thatThe Nice Guysfeels less like a period piece than a storyteller going home.
Rating:
4 out of 5
