The Nice Guys (2016)

"Loads of Fun"

Second Sight Films are releasing, in both limited and standard editions, and on both Blu-ray and 4K UHD, Shane Black's LETHAL WEAPON meets BOOGIE NIGHTS buddy PI comedy.

Los Angeles 1977. Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) is hired by Amelia (Margaret Qualley) to deter PI Holland March (Ryan Gosling) who has been assigned to find her. But then Amelia vanishes and her disappearance may be connected to the recent death in a car wreck of adult film star Misty Mountains (Mureille Telio). As their investigations proceed they find themselves in deeper trouble as they begin to uncover a plan to reveal political shenanigans that involve government official Judith Kuttner (Kim Basinger).

Don't worry too much about the plot, which gets overly convoluted pretty quickly. Instead enjoy the fun writer-direcor Black has recreating the Hollywood of the late 1970s, with nods to real porn films (the Pinocchio gag at the party) and pacing rapid enough to stop you saying 'hang on a minute' too many times.

What really makes THE NICE GUYS work, though, is the standout interplay between Crowe and Gosling. Not the most likely of pairings, the two bounce off each other very well indeed. Black's dialogue helps of course, but the two get along so well by the end of the film you'll be sorry we never got a series with these two, or at least one sequel.

Second Sight's disc comes with a batch of extras. New to this release is a commentary track with Black and co-writerAnthony Bagarozzi. They both admit to not having seen the film since its release and prompting from moderator Priscilla Page helps. Also new are interviews with Shane Black (36 mins), co-producer Ethan Erwin (22 mins), DP Philippe Rousselot (14 mins) and a video essay from Leigh Singer on Shane Black's buddy movies (21 mins).

Archival material from 2016 includes 11 minutes of cast interviews (Gosling, Crowe, Qualley, Basinger and Matt Bomner), a six minute making of and a five minute piece on Shane Black.

If you get Second Sight's limited edition that includes both 4K and Blu-ray copies of the film and extras (all available on the stand alone editions as well), plus a 150 page hardback book with lots of new writing about the film.

Shane Black's THE NICE GUYS is out from Second Sight Films on Monday 16th June 2025 in both limited and standard 4KUHD and Blu-ray editions