Patrick Explains THE NICE GUYS (And Why It's Great) - Christmas Special 

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Patrick's parents are a national treasure ❤️

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

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!!

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

“Being surprised is good actually!” 😂yes

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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! 🎄

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.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a RU-vid 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.

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

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

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

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

This movie is criminally underrated.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

The Nice Guys is one of my favorites, and I'm so glad it gets the attention it deserves on RU-vid. If it weren't for recommendations from RU-vid, 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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The great thing about Shane Black movies is that as long as you're feeling extremely generous about the category, they're ALL technically Christmas movies

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.

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

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?

The Nice Guys is a national treasure and I'm glad it's finally getting recognition

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

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.

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

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

Shane Black is criminally underappreciated.

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.

It’s a perfect movie in my humble opinion

I walked into this movie knowing nothing but the title and proceeded to lose my shit with my friend for the entire run time. Within the next couple of months I realized it was in my top ten, maybe my top five, and nobody fuckin knew about it. I don't know if I need a sequel per se, but I wish more people could appreciate it. Preach, brotha. u- u

Gosling's greatest hour as an actor and I won't hear otherwise!

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)

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

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

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

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

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

I paused the video and spent my Christmas Eve rewatching The Nice Guys. As funny and brilliant as I remember.

Shane Black should have a movie out every year

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks for making my Christmas! I love your videos and I love Shane Black, and you make my day because now I’m rewatching Nice Guys. You’re the best!!

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.

"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

I agree with you on this movie; it's an underappreciated gem. I do feel like your representation of folks who don't like subversion in movies is a bit ungenerous and strawman-y though. I don't think the people you speak of, with whom I somewhat identify, believe that subversion is a bad thing, I think it's that they don't believe subversion by itself is naturally a good thing. So, with Iron Man 3 for example, the problem that a lot of folks have is not the Trevor Slattery reveal. I myself rather enjoyed that part and thought it was the highlight of the film. The problem is that once the movie took away the threat of the mildly interesting "Mandarin", what was left to hold up the movie was the uninspired performance of Guy Pearce and his army of nameless exploding goons. So, if I can put it another way, the point of view of these people is not that "a movie sucks because it subverted expectations", but rather that "subverting expectations does not necessarily make a movie better."

Your attention to detail is greatly appreciated. Please never stop doing this. You are the knowledgable acquaintance / friend who knows his shit before he has an opinion, and can explain why he came to a particular conclusion. THANK YOU. You are correct, Every movie should be set around Christmas.

I love your parents. Merry Christmas, film man.

I don't think they think subversion is inherently bad it's that subversion for subversions' sake is not enjoyable. also I don't like the new Star Wars movies but I don't waste hours on the internet trying to convince people they suck or are gods gift too earth..... I prefer movies like the nice guys.... I've been heralding this movie as the best movie I've ever seen.

Patrick, I know you avoid doing "hype of the moment" films, but WE NEED your take on Matrix Resurrections! :)

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

I'm so glad you brought up the Costello riff. I thought I was the only one who noticed.