In 1987, Shane Black wrote the screenplay for “Lethal Weapon” and effectively reinvented what is now referred to as the “buddy cop” movie. Mixing comedy, action, drama, crude language, and realistic violence into a hard “R” rating, Black followed it with multiple sequels which spawned hundreds, if not thousands, of mostly inferior imitators.
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Nice Guys’ (2016)
Writer and director Shane Black totally owns the ‘mismatched buddy’ genre
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