Hi, everyone, and welcome to another session of movie reviewing! Today, we are going to be reviewing an action film that stars Ryan Gosling, and Emily Blunt, along with other people. Not only that, but it’s one of the more rare to fewer films in this days and age that seemed to have more of an original story to it. So how, let’s discuss The Fall Guys!
Plot: When a former movie stunt star named Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) is informed by movie producer Gail Meyer (Hannah Waddingham) that a movie star named Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) has gone missing in action, will he, along with movie director, and ex-girlfriend Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt) be able to to find Tom, and discover what he’s been up to, and still be able to make a science fiction film that Jody has been trying to make for sometime, and that Colt may yet be part of once again?
Well, not only is this an action, as well as one that feels more original at best, it is also a comedic action movie, and one that seemed to work much better than say the movie Argylle that was released back in February of this year. For one, the movie had really clever writing, excellent comedy, likable, and memorable characters, and more. Colt, and Jody’s relationship is most likely one of those relationships that is most likely one of the closest thing to a realistic type. There were also some really clever twists in this film that, along with the other elements, help make The Fall Guy more unique, intriguing, and interesting overall. It also makes for a great satire of what most likely may happen to a lot of celebrities once they gain popularity, and potentially become prideful of the things that they can do. It was also great to learn a little more of what it looks like when you film a movie, the things that are involved in that process, and more. Additionally, David Leitch, who also directed films like Bullet Train two years before this film, did a great job with this film. In fact, The Fall Guy most definitely served as a great improvement from when Leitch direct films like Bullet Train in recent years. As far as Dominic Lewis’ score goes, need I say more? But what really is cool is that one of the ways in which the writing is clever is how this film has a character making a science fiction film, while this film itself ends up also being an action movie itself. It helps make the movie one of the most fun, engaging, and creative ones to come out. Not to mention that we can be glad that this is not a sequel, or even a remake of another movie you know? As for Gosling, and Blunt, they truly have great chemistry with each other. While all the other cast members had fun, it would seem as if those two, in particular, worked well off each other. You can tell that they probably enjoyed working together in this film. And another thing, this was another movie that does well with incorporating comedy in an action film like this one. I mean to have comedy on an action movie, how can you go wrong with that? Finally, there are some good lessons about how pride, and arrogance can skews to downfall, emotionally, literally, and more, to not always be trusting those closest to you, and more.
And that’s my review for The Fall Guy. If you haven’t seen this film, then I would most definitely recommend it. You’d most likely be blown away by how fun this movie is in the end. Because of how great the writing is, you’d find yourself enjoying this film a lot. So, definitely see The Fall Guy, and see what you think!
Final Grade: A+
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