25 Most Hotly Anticipated Movies Of Summer 2016 - Ranked
7. The Nice Guys
Release Date: May 20th
Billed As: The latest in the Shane Black line off buddy cop movies.
Hype: If you're a fan of Shane Black, the prospect of him making any action film is a great one, and The Nice Guys looks like it has the potential to tick every one of his boxes. The cast is great - not least Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe - the '70s set story of investigation and high level corruption sounds ripe for Black's exquisite brand of dialogue and it looks glorious.
Black has an incredible knack for nostalgia, so seeing a film that actually plays out in a period setting is a great step forward. His leads sound like his favourite type of broken toy, and there's masses of intrigue in how Gosling and Crowe will bounce off one another.
Expect a beautifully well-written script, lots of action and snark and probably at least one Christmas tree.