20 Best Movies Of 2016

Shane Black gets back to pulp noir caper territory with this riotously entertaining 70s farce, making the best of the central buddy pairing between Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe.

True to the genre, you won't remember much about the plot, but it doesn't really matter as the film is so intently focused on the two personalities at the forefront.

Fans of Black's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang will feel especially at home here, with the quick-fire dialogue and amusing meta references to the genre, while Black also takes a gamble on a child sidekick character which totally pays off, thanks to a splendid performance from Angourie Rice.

It's violent, it's un-PC, and it's the writer-director at his most fiercely unbridled. It's just a shame it bombed at the box office regardless.