The scene where Ryan Gosling accidently slits his wrist on the door window in the very beginning had me in tears the first time I saw this film. Fucking comedy gold.

@catalandustin51

2 жыл бұрын

Same. It was so unexpected, then the hard cut to the ambulance

I think I love Shane Black's stuff so much because he's one of the surprisingly few action directors who really understands that violence... um... hurts

@4Everlast

2 жыл бұрын

Put that mountain of shit called Predator a side, yes, he does.

@kevincascais7663

11 ай бұрын

😢😮😮😮😅😮😮😅

@kevincascais7663

11 ай бұрын

so 😢😢😅

I think the timing works out that Nice Guys 2 could be the origin story for Perry from Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

@Voss013

2 жыл бұрын

OBJECTION! Wait... no... AFFIRMATION! Wait... eh, close enough.

@jc-kj8yc

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

@maxjones503

2 жыл бұрын

I watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang recently having already seen Nice Guys a few times and thought Perry would be perfect for that world.

@shouldershot

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god you two need to collab.

@jalionelle9303

2 жыл бұрын

Stay tuned while we give this a grade for realism… (Sorry but I’ll need to see this movie first so guess you better convince Black using Patrick’s “Release the Nice Guys 2” campaign).

Russel Crowe: “Give me your arm.” Ryan Gosling: (Proceeds to act like a child)

@mrcritical6751

2 жыл бұрын

I mean you would to if Russel Crowe was about to break your already damaged arm

@Jdudhhsuxbsksj

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrcritical6751 I meant act like your mom is trying to make you leave Chuck E Cheese inside the ball pit

100% agree. I'm still disappointed that this wasn't a big enough success to lead to some sequels. In a better world this would have been a 'Knives Out' style hit and become the Lethal Weapon series of a new generation.

@whodatninja439

2 жыл бұрын

there shouldve been a sequel 😌😌

@4Everlast

2 жыл бұрын

How does the director/writer of Kiss-kiss and this thing go on to make(ruin) the predator tho?

@batmandalorian5504

2 жыл бұрын

@@4Everlast Fair.

@Warcodered01

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but we live in the stupid time line.

@FrancoisDressler

Жыл бұрын

@@4Everlast It was the studio that destroyed that film. If Black made the film he wanted to make it would've been great.

Ryan Gosling’s comedic timing is severely underrated. He’s actually a really funny guy

This is part of my “Ryan Gosling in LA” Trilogy. 1) The Nice Guys 2) Drive 3) Blade Runner 2049

@thomaspetch995

2 жыл бұрын

You missed La La Land

@radhiadeedou8286

2 жыл бұрын

I love that you didn't include lala land

@simianinc

2 жыл бұрын

I've watched Drive 3 or 4 times trying to figure out why it bores me to hell. Still haven't figured it out

@BrendanMacWade

11 сағат бұрын

Yes. To hell with that musical.

I always felt like Holly was continuing the trend of March and Healy feeling like they were coming from their own detective movies in that she felt like she has her own line of Nancy Drew style mystery novels on the side

@danielg.w5733

11 ай бұрын

Good observation

"At least you're drinking again." "Yeah...I feel great!"

My favorite comedy of the last 5 years or so. Gosling is totally under valued for his comedic timing. One of the best there is.

@motherplayer

2 жыл бұрын

The great thing it's that it's both Gosling and Crowe who both tend to be more remembered for their smoldering and serious personas in films, both getting a chance to show off their great comical chops.

@albertofx2534

2 жыл бұрын

Canadian kids have known of Gosling's comedy skills since the 2000s. He was the "comic relief goofball" character on a show called Breaker High. In a way, he's basically reprising that character in Nice Guys.

@aaronroberts5272

2 жыл бұрын

Papyrus

@spacecoyote6646

2 жыл бұрын

And I think he is a cardboard cutout.

@wiremuwifebash

11 ай бұрын

...and then Barbie happened and he stole the show

I love how Patrick's parents are always exasperated by his shenanigans, yet he obviously got it off his dad

@saml302

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a moment to talk about Quicksilver Messenger Service?

I laughed my ass off when Momtrick Willems said “it’s December 12th 2020” I don’t know why it is so funny but damn it killed me.

@dominictemple

2 жыл бұрын

Damn it Jeremy, I almost did a spit take when I read that. Momtrick Willems is a delightful portmanteau. Well done man.

@STormnNormn2027

2 жыл бұрын

@@dominictemple all credit must go to Joshua Philip Hinrichs for his comment about “Dadtrick Willems”

@dominictemple

2 жыл бұрын

@@STormnNormn2027 thanks for the info and bravo for giving credit where credit is due. Respect.

Patrick's parents are a national treasure ❤️

PREEEEACH!!! Man I love this movie so much and have rewatched it too many times to count, I wish it got the love it deserves! And get a sequel baby!!

@joaodealmeida5900

2 жыл бұрын

Three Nice guys, Holly is Also a detective now

@StudioInkblot

2 жыл бұрын

@@joaodealmeida5900 The actress is an adult now. Could be an interesting dynamic

@Bonzulac

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Also, learn how sentences work.

@mrcritical6751

2 жыл бұрын

A Nice Guys sequel should be set in the 80’s if you ask me

Really makes me wish Shane Black could make a comeback, especially after how The Predator (2018) turned out .

@breedlove94

2 жыл бұрын

I have mixed feelings about that. Like The Predator definitely got screwed over in the edit during the Fox sale, but also Black let one of his friends who was a registered sex offender on set without telling the other cast and crew, including the parents of the child actors. I feel that's a pretty decent reason to put someone in movie jail for a couple of years.

@4Everlast

2 жыл бұрын

@@breedlove94 My man the movie's a shit-show, It failed on each and EVERY level. From the story, characters, "humor", action, literally everything. I couldn't believe wtf i was watching. He made the lady strip down for no reason? Predator firing an AR-15 in a Rambo style? The tired BS trope of the genius kid, just cause he's got a mental issue. It was beyond bland, shots and angles are on a first time directors TV show level, the soundtrack... What soundtrack? Predators weren't intimidating nor scary/mysterious, i can't remember a single action sequence that stood out, the few lines that were supposed to be bad ass made me laugh for the first time in the film, an hour in, it was cringe. And he wanted to have several predators cracking jokes and buzzing about in a tank, mid day?? If he wanted to make a comedy, he made one, and it's bad. Biggest faux pa I've ever seen from a writer/director as good as he is.

Great video, but I can’t believe you missed the best joke: “You know who else was just following orders? Hitler.”

@burritoboy2751

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 That one kills me every time.

@rakino4418

Жыл бұрын

Nah, the best joke is Gosling dreaming that Crowe has a hidden leg gun and then trying to use it during a fight

@jasethomas5198

Жыл бұрын

@@rakino4418 yeah you're absolutely right

I was telling a friend about this movie and told him to take it home and watch it, he grabbed "The Other Guys" and then complained it wasnt nearly as good as i was making it out to be.

@nolaffinmatter

2 жыл бұрын

"The Nice Movie" and "The Other Movie"

@lauridsjensen7757

2 жыл бұрын

The other guys is a good flick too tho

Shane Black is the best at making violence or “slapstick” funny

This movie is criminally underrated! So glad someone is finally giving this movie the spotlight it so deserves! Praying for a sequel some day 🙏

I remember seeing this at the theater with my dad on opening day and being sad there were only 10 other people with us.

@Nwmguy

2 жыл бұрын

I dragged my wife to it in the theatres. I think there were 5 other people and two of them were octogenarians and fell asleep.

@bullseye911

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nwmguy They had 8 legs?

@Retrostar619

2 жыл бұрын

Loved Kiss Kiss Bang Bang so went to see this with a buddy. Counting us there were 6 people in the whole place :-(

@santiagobauza4257

2 жыл бұрын

This is me watching every non-Marvel film on theatres now.

This is one of my favorite movies from the 2010s! It absolutely deserved to get a sequel. Absolutely underrated

Proud to have seen this in theaters. I am continually recommending it.

1:30 love how you can see Patrick in the window reflection, somehow it truly adds to the scene

@TheIslandDivision

2 жыл бұрын

Damn frightening. That's like Frank Silva becoming BOB in Twin Peaks

@harveykeitelappreciator

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheIslandDivision hahah it does look like Bob lol

1) THANK YOU for this video! 'The Nice Guys' has become one of my top 10 films ever! 2) The inclusion of your family is such a sweet touch. 3) Another of Ryan Gosling's comedy gold moments, to me, is at the beginning where his electric razor misfires.

@jalionelle9303

2 жыл бұрын

I’m extremely partial to the payoff on the grammar correction. I guess that’s more the daughter than Gosling but we’ll count it as part of his comedy too.

You have an amazing ability to take a movie I already love, and make me love it even more.

Wow, you NAILED Ryan Gosling's whole thing 🤯 I remember obsessing over a scene in Young Hercules with my best friend that is exactly him standing there stoically feeling emotions.

“Being surprised is good actually!” 😂yes

10/10 movie, always funny to see people complaining about lack of original movies then when they get a great one like this they don't watch it

The punch through the door is my favorite moment

I for real thought this essay was in defense of The Other Guys staring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg and was shocked by the history of it's director right up until 7:44... after realizing we are in fact talking about a different pair of misfit cops I was shook

This movie is criminally underrated.

You never discussed the brilliance that is the random guy being shot every time somebody misses a gunshot at one of the protagonists. Truly inspired.

Just rewatched this the other night while wrapping gifts. I’ve never clicked a video notification so quickly ❤️

@LycoLoco

2 жыл бұрын

Literally me too. It's such a perfect movie in so many ways. It's not Christmas without Shane Black

@jaredsofranko3281

2 жыл бұрын

@@LycoLoco I’ve made this an annual tradition to watch this while wrapping. Completely agree it’s not Christmas without Shane Black 😅

1) You sold me on watching The Nice Guys. 2) In 2022 we need you to do your classic Director Deep Dive on Shane Black’s history and filmography. 3) Glad the “Charl” storyline is coming to an end….I love ya, but this was def not my fav parts of your vids these past 2 years. 🤣 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! 🎄

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a KZread video whose content I agree with so much. It is like Patrick read my mind. I love introducing this film to people who’ve never seen it.

I couldn't believe this film was so underrated,it was funny, suspenseful, and had some heavy emotional development. I have watched it a dozen times at least. The Nice Guys and The Man From Uncle are criminally underappreciated. Both films had incredible directors, perfectly cast actors , and a balance of action/comedy/drama perfectly paced. I really would love to see both of these movies get a sequel or series.

Possibly my favorite movie, and definitely the one I'm always most excited to rewatch. Every time I show it to friends, it becomes one of their favorites as well. While I get why its theater run didn't go well, I can't believe it's not a bigger cult classic than it is.

What a wonderful Christmas eve gift! I actually watched "The Nice Guys" for the first time a few months ago, and while I liked it, I didn't fully understand the context. I now appreciate it even more than I did. It was brilliant, and stuff. I mean, it was brilliant.

@eldorados_lost_searcher

2 жыл бұрын

Good job catching that you don't have to say "and stuff."

@Kevin_Street

2 жыл бұрын

It's a bit like Don Quixote, but as an action movie buddy comedy.

Yes! I love it when Patrick's parents show up.

saw this in the theatre, if i remember right i was the only one there i've never met a single person who has seen this movie and doesn't absolutely adore it

"You had me at wine; I'll take a bottle's worth."

The scene where Ryan Gosling breaks the window and ends up in an ambulance had me in hysterics. Great comparison with DiCaprio, too! I love it when an actor surprises us with their hidden comedic talents: not everyone can do it.

"I had to question the mermaids" is one of the greatest lines ever spoken in cinema.

Kiss kiss bang bang and the nice guys are two of my favourite movies, Shane Black's scripts are so much fun

The Nice Guys is a great movie. I saw it in the theater, now it's definitely time for a rewatch. And yes, they should make a sequel. My opinion on it is a little different, though. Where you see it as incredibly sad, I see it as mean. Like it depicts a mean world that chews up innocent people without mercy. Somehow Healy and March have managed to survive by sacrificing any innocence or idealism they once had, but even that is only enough to keep them sort of half-alive. By banding together they rediscover the lost parts of themselves, even though their quest is an almost total failure. The movie is about how you can't give in to the world no matter how mean and lousy it really is. Fighting to make things better (or at least to be the best version of yourself) is the only way to be truly alive, and people like Holly deserve no less than your best.

@davidjames579

2 жыл бұрын

Similar to The Last Boy Scout. Another overlooked classic.

11:03 Yeah, there’s something about Russel Crowe that makes him believable as somebody who’d beat people up with little provocation… Additionally: I really love that the depressing ending of this movie, where the bad guy gets away, is ultimately undone by time. Because the Detroit automotive industry is gonna go up in smoke in like…barely any time at all. So the bad guys’ll lose after all, just not through the way anybody expected.

@josephsimmons1232

2 жыл бұрын

That's my boy - fightin' around the world

Shane Black is criminally underappreciated.

Ryan Gosling's performance in this is one of my favorites of all time.

One of the most quotable lines in any Shane Black movie is just “what the fuck is this, Chet?”

The Nice Guys is one of my favorites, and I'm so glad it gets the attention it deserves on KZread. If it weren't for recommendations from KZread, I wouldn't have discovered this absolute gem of a film. My whole family loved it!

After seeing this, and his turn in snl, I quickly learned how funny gosling really is

I saw The Nice Guys in theaters alone because no one else wanted to see it with me and loved it so much I bought it on DVD as soon as it released on that so I could show it to absolutely everyone I could.

Man, i watched this movie TODAY, as a Christmas session, laughed my ass off. One of the most rewatchable movies ever.

Personally, I found the twist in Iron Man 3 with the Mandarin to be disappointing NOT because it was a mere subverted expectation, but because the "real" villain turned out to be yet another lame nobody in a business suit, just like in the first two Iron Man films. Plus, Sir Ben Kingsley played the fake Mandarin so well that it left me wishing he had just been the real villain. Thankfully, Marvel did a great job redeeming him in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Other than that, I wholly agree with your sentiment about subverted expectations in general. You know what? I love Nice Guys. And I love The Last Jedi. You don't agree? Whatever. You don't have to watch them. Just don't go crying on the internet about your life being ruined because the movie wasn't tailored for you.

@Inkmonkeywoodis

2 жыл бұрын

I think the biggest problem was that Black had planned for the "Real Mandarin" to be revealed to be an Asian Woman who was manipulating everything expertly, but Ike Perlmutter wouldn't let him because he thought a main villain who is both a minority and a woman wouldn't sell toys, so the final twist was changed into a boring, forgettable white guy who also didn't sell many toys.

@TheLukeMonster

2 жыл бұрын

@@Inkmonkeywoodis bummer. That explains a lot.

@TheMogul23

2 жыл бұрын

I'd heard that in the original script the real villain turned out to be the character played by Rebecca Hall with Guy Pearce ALSO being a red herring. That would've been much better than the story we got. (Also, based on your comment, it would make sense if this character was both more prominently featured in the film and also an Asian woman thus leading to Ike Perlmutter ruining everything.)

I remember having a conversation with my workmates (who are movie buffs) when the Barbie buzz started about how they were surprised to see Gosling in this kind of role. I was like "What do you mean? He was great in The Nice Guys, i think its perfect casting" and they were like "Whats The Nice Guys?" And i was legitimately GAGGED. Needless to say, i told them they should see it as soon as humanly possible. One of the best comedies of the last decade.

If you've ever seen the TV show "Breaker High" you can see some of the DNA of Gosling's performance there, and that's back when he was a teenager.

YES! This is the one I’ve been waiting for. What a nice Christmas present ☺️

This is a wonderful return to form discussing a movie I love! Classic Patrick Willems is back!

@OsirisMalkovich

2 жыл бұрын

Never mind, the fucking coconut is still here :( I guess it'll never be like it was.

One of my favourites that I show everyone I can, thank you for putting a spotlight on it!

So glad to see someone with an audience say that Kiss Kiss Bang Bang's meta humour is the kind Deadpool wishes it was.

I love the nice guys, probably one of my favorite movies of all time

Saw it multiple times when it was in theaters, I love the hell out of this movie.

Thank you for this. One of the best.

Shane Black should have a movie out every year

Man, it's about time this movie got some love!

I watched this film in the cinema and I'm so glad, honestly

The Nice Guys truly is one of the greatest buddy coms I've seen in the past decade.

I love your parents. Merry Christmas, film man.

I went from knowing nothing about this movie to watching it 3 times in theaters

That firewood gag made me laugh way too hard. Well done.

One of my favourite movies!!

I have LOVED this movie ever since it came out in theaters and this video expressed everything I think about it. Thanks Patrick.

It’s a perfect movie in my humble opinion

I was literally just telling friends how great this was at the beginning of the month. Cannot WAIT to watch this.

Bless you, Patrick. Fantastic video as usual

Oh god I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only person who enjoyed the twist in Iron Man 3

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is even more underrated imo, and Val Kilmer is great in it. You can also see how the one film built upon the other.

@langleymneely

2 жыл бұрын

I have a treatment idea to merge both films into a sequel crossover that gives both films characters closure. I love both of them so much!

Yesss - I just watched this! Literally such an awesome slice of the reconstructed 70s - everyone works their *ass* off, Gosling and Crowe giving the best comedic work of each of their respective careers... we fuckin' missed out

Keep em coming Willems. Friggin love the nice guys

Hell yeah. Merry Christmas Patrick!!!!

One of my favorite movies. I laughed so hard in the theater I almost died.

I just wish some streaming service executive would buy the rights and make The Nice Guys 2. They just spent $75 million on a boring Adam McKay flick with the most star-studded cast I've ever seen, they could drop another $50 million on Shane Black, right?

I know I'm late to the party, but i saw this video's thumbnail in my feed yesterday. It inspired me to re-watch Nice Guys last night. So much fun. Then came back to watch this. So yeah, thanks for a good movie night!

Merry xmas, Charl!!

I'm glad this movie is getting more love. This, along with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, were severely screwed over at the theaters.

Watched it for the first time this year with my mom. I cried laughing when Ryan Gosling fell down that hill, the whole thing is so incredibly funny

Honestly its one of my favourite films of all time, it really deserves more love and a sequal, every second of it is just pure joy

This is literally a 100% correct take on this phenomenal movie, i don't know why i'm surprised but yeah great job patrick

What a perfect Christmas gift! WB really needs to take a leaf out of Netflix book and throw money on directors and actors to give them that sweet sweet content. Sidenote, I really like Iron Man 3, especially the Mandarin reveal, but for me the finale didn't work with the President and the army of robot suits (Pepper was phenomenal though)

"Those people have boring tastes, and I don't want to be friends with him." I couldn't have said it better.

This was such an under appreciated gem for too long, hope this gets more people to watch it

Oh! I love you made a video on this. Loved the movie when it came out and was surprised how underrated it is.

"At least you started drinking again" "Yeah.... I feel great...." As an alcoholic, this is one of the funniest things I have ever heard 🤣 The Nice Guys is absolutely great

Had the pleasure of seeing this in theaters. I loved it and thought it was criminally underrated. Shame 2018 Predators was ... unfathomably stupid

Classic Patrick! I really missed those! Thanks for the Christmas gift!

I love this film and I love anytime I see my favourite film video essay channels talk about it. Truly an all time great.

Hot damn, this video tops the list of videos I most wanted to see without knowing it

Thank you Patrick. Not just for praising The Nice Guys, but also for giving Iron Man 3 the respect it deserves.

I've been waiting for this

Ahh been waiting for this! One of my favourite films (and most rewatched) ever. Criminally underrated