It’s from the writer of Lethal Weapon.
At long last, it is Saturday.
And if you are staying in tonight, there’s a packed line-up of films playing on telly.
Here’s your options this evening.
The Nice Guys – Film4 – 9pm
Our pick for tonight, this action comedy is set in 70s Los Angeles and centres on a private eye (Ryan Gosling) and a tough enforcer (Russell Crowe) who team up to investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl (Margaret Qualley).
Co-written and directed by Shane Black (who penned the screenplay for Lethal Weapon), The Nice Guys was not a huge hit at the box office when it came out in 2016.
It’s a real shame because the movie – with its zinger-filled screenplay, surprisingly hilarious performances by Crowe and Gosling and twisty mystery – should have really launched a franchise.
Kill Bill: Vol 1 – Turner Classic Movies – 9pm
The first part of Quentin Tarantino’s terrific martial arts epic.
Kingsman: The Secret Service – RTÉ2 – 9pm
The first and best entry in the spy comedy franchise.
Terminator: Salvation – W – 9pm
The one with Christian Bale.
This is 40 – Comedy Central – 9pm
Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd star in writer-director Judd Apatow’s “sort-of-sequel” to Knocked Up.
Final Score – Sky Showcase – 9pm
In this well-reviewed action thriller, an ex-soldier (Dave Bautista) wages a one-man war against armed terrorists who take control of a packed football stadium.
Jaws 2 – ITV4 – 9pm
Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) believes another shark is terrorising his beach town in this sequel to the Steven Spielberg classic.
Platoon – TG4 – 9.20pm
Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe lead the cast of this gritty, unflinching Vietnam War drama that won the Best Picture award at the Oscars.
Bloodshot – Channel 4 – 9.20pm
Vin Diesel stars in this 2020 action film as a soldier who dies before being brought back to life with superpowers by an organisation that wants to use him as a weapon.
This is Spinal Tap – BBC Two – 10.40pm
This ’80s music mockumentary is widely considered one of the best comedies of all time.
Last Action Hero – Film4 – 11.15pm
Another action comedy with a screenplay credit for Shane Black, this ’90s flick stars Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Pride – RTÉ2 – 11.20pm
This acclaimed historical comedy-drama centres on a group of UK gay activists who raised money to help families affected by the British miners’ strike in 1984.
Den of Thieves – Channel 4 – 11.25pm
Gerard Butler and Pablo Schreiber star in this very solid heist film.
Dancing at Lughnasa – RTÉ One – 11.55pm
Meryl Streep leads an ensemble cast in this adaptation of Brian Friel’s much-loved play.
Piranhas – BBC Two – 1am
This Italian crime drama is based on a novel by Roberto Saviano, who wrote the acclaimed book Gomorrah.
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