The Nice Guys – Review

Last year I picked up a cinema ticket that lets me go as often as I like to see whatever I like. It lasts for a year, and I mainly got it because I knew I was going to go see X-men, Civil War, Batman Vs Superman, Star Wars, and all those other big blockbuster films that I was looking forward to. I did not buy that ticket to see The Nice Guys. I didn’t even know the film existed until about a month ago. But I’m really glad I did.

The Nice Guys is a film about Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. It’s set in 1977 Los Angeles and it’s directed and written by Shane Black. Shane Black, for those who don’t know, is one of those guys who if I see his name attached to a film, I’ll go see it. He wrote Lethal Weapon, The Last Boy Scout, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and a whole lot more.

I don’t think it’s too much to say that The Nice Guys is the best film I’ve seen this year. And i adored Civil War. The Nice Guys is everything I want in an action comedy. For a start, it’s actually funny. Not chuckle funny, but laugh out loud in the cinema funny. The lady behind me snorted like a pig. Actually snorted. And she was about eight rows behind me. That’s how funny this film is.

Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling are superb, Angourie Rice (who plays Ryan’s daughter) is brilliant every time she’s on screen. She’s not one of those annoying kids who you get tired of, she’s genuinely funny, and even though she comes across as wanting to be treated like an adult, she also has those moments when she is a thirteen year old girl who is trying to hold everything together.

Honestly, the acting is great throughout, and there’s a brilliant script for the actors to work with. The twists are surprising for the most part, and… look, if you haven’t seen this film yet, go. Now. This film deserves to make a huge amount of money. They rarely make films like this anymore, and it’s a shame. But if anyone could have pulled it off, it would have been Shane Black, and damn if it hasn’t done it in style.

Promise of Wrath Update

While there’s no cover yet, there is a blurb. And here it is:

 

 

A powerful sorcerer. A forgotten past. Hellequin is back, and the end is near.

A terrible storm is brewing in London, and Nathan Garrett, the sorcerer known as Hellequin, is the only one who can stop it.

But his enemies have other plans. Harnessing the power of an ancient stone tablet, they cast Nate and his allies into another realm, where a bloody conflict rages between creatures twisted by magic. Meanwhile, with his friends’ lives in danger, Nate must put centuries of differences aside, and place his trust in one of his greatest foes.

Time is running out. Trapped and outnumbered, Nate must use all his wits and power to survive and find his way home before his enemies start a war that could destroy everything he holds close. Welcome to the penultimate chapter of the Hellequin Chronicles.

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I know what you’re thinking, there’s that word penultimate. To answer the next question, yes Hellequin Chronicles will finish with book 7. No, that doesn’t mean it’s the end of Nate’s story. I can’t really reveal more at the moment, but rest assured, Nate’s story isn’t done with book 7.

In the meantime, you can pre-order Promise of Wrath HERE