151 starring russell crowe and ryan goslingrated rfour out of five stars russell crowe is bullyforhire jackson healy you can pay him to beat up your 13yearolds creepy drug dealer or any number of people you think are a threat ryan goslings holland march is a somewhat downonhisluck private eye with a bad drinking habit hes also a widower and single father of a headstrong 13yearold girl named holly angourie rice healy and march first meet when healys hired to roughup march to keep him away from a client named amelia margaret qualley turns out shes in some trouble and when some shady characters attempt to kill healy in an effort to find amelia healy now attempts to team up with march whos understandably reluctant given their initial meeting the very notion of healey and marchs working relationship is absurd but writerdirector shane black and cowriter anthony bagarozzi construct a script that makes no apologies for its absurd twists and indelicate situations challenging oscarwinner crowe and oscar nominee heartthrob and internet meme gosling to find the humanity and humor in their characters and the story russell crowe opens up about the nice guys ryan gosling says its heaven living with eva mendes 2 daughters get all the abc news movie reviews here without divulging too many details amelias plight involves porn and a government official allowing black to dive into the seedy glamour of the porn scene in 1970s los angeles the tone and feel from the costumes set and sound design is fabulous young angourie rice is also a revelation holding her own and in some cases stealing scenes from crowe and gosling as for those two their bravado and chemistry coupled with goslings commitment to some of the more ridiculous tasks hes given lifts the nice guys above the modest expectations set by the movies marketing given its box office competition the nice guys is in real danger of getting lost during the summer blockbuster season a late viral marketing campaign featuring various bits between crowe and gosling may have given the film some extra exposure but will it be enough to give it legs for a shot at a sequel hopefully word of mouth will save the day