I put this on the other day not really knowing what it was and I loved every second of it.

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The 1970s Los Angeles vibe was perfect. The plot was unpredictable and chaotic but it made sense from the point of view of the main characters. Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, and the teenage girl were all excellent together. There were so many intricately set up punchlines through out the movie. I had no idea Ryan Gosling could be so funny.

One of my favorite lines was probably when March (Gosling) was interacting with his daughters friend Janet.

Janet: “You took the Lords name in vain!”

March: “No I didn’t Janet. I found it very useful actually. OK, Janet?”

Also the whole set up and pay off with the dream sequence and Healy’s (Crowe) ankle gun was hilarious.

What are your thoughts on this movie? Do you recommend any more movies like this?

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Both this and the Hitman’s Bodyguard are tremendous fun. Well worth watching.

Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard is terrible and yet somehow still fun to watch.

I also suggest Bullet Train. I’d watch a film with just Tangerine and Lemon.

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Thanks for the suggestions! Those all sound worth a watch to me

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I do mean it on Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, it’s really NOT a good movie, but everyone making it had so much fun and that just soaks right through the screen.

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Thanks for sharing!

You might to use the “spoilers” banners:

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Thanks! Do you mean just use that banner as a line of text? Or is that like a thing that hides the text until it’s selected?

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Which client do you use to access lemmy? There should be a button to use the syntax in your editor.

Otherwise, you can refer to https://join-lemmy.org/docs/users/02-media.html

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I’m on Thunder. But I hopped on the browser to edit my post. I think it’s good now. Thanks!

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It’s a really fun movie imo. I can’t even think of anything to criticise, it was just solid from start to finish.

If you haven’t seen it already, Hot Fuzz (2007) has some similarities, including the buddy dynamic. It’s also a great flick.

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Oh yes I agree. Hot Fuzz is pretty similar in style. Love that one too

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Another one that just came to mind: Dead Heat (1988). Kinda cheesy and maybe not as comedy-heavy but still a very enjoyable movie.

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Great movie, and sharply written too. The bit where they try to surreptitiously dump a body over a ledge, only to have it land in the middle of a group of party goers, had me crying with laughter the first time I saw it.

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Right! So many great moments.

spoiler When they are in the middle of a gun fight with the hitman and Healy jumps through the window to get inside the house then March tosses him a gun and it flies right over his head and out the window. :::
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I saw this movie well after it was released. It was fantastic complete caught me off guard. I though it was a straight forward comedy but it was really deep and very much like the directors eailer film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

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I’m definitely going to have to watch kiss kiss bang bang

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