THE NICE GUYS (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Ryan Gosling (Drive), Angourie Rice (These Final Hours), Matt Bomer (Magic Mike XXL), Margaret Qualley (Palo Alto), Keith David (Crash), Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential), Beau Knapp (Southpaw), Yaya DaCosta (The Kids Are All Right), Ty Simpkins (Jurassic World), Jack Kilmer (Len & Company), Hannibal Buress (Bad Neighbours)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), director, writer; Anthony Bagarozzi (film debut), writer; Joel Silver (The Matrix), producer; David Buckley (The Town) and John Ottman (X-Men: Apocalypse), composers; Philippe Rousselot (Sherlock Holmes), cinematographer; Joel Negron (21 Jump Street), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1970s Los Angeles, hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Crowe) and down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Gosling) work together to solve the case of a missing young woman named Amelia (Qualley), but their investigation soon leads to the discovery of a much bigger conspiracy that reaches up to the highest levels of power…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Shane Black, the undisputed king of the buddy crime caper – see Lethal Weapon and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang among others – is back with a funky update of what he does best, bringing in Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling for a wild and hilarious adventure in 70s LA.

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FRIDAY 3RD JUNE 2016

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