Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) is the best stunt man around. When an on set injury results in him breaking his back, he’s hesitant to get back into the game – that is until he learns his ex fling Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt) is directing her feature debut and according to her producer Gail Meyer (Hannah Waddingham), he’s the guy for the job. But Colt has been brought onto the project with ulterior motives. Mega movie star Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor Johnson) has disappeared and it is up to Colt to find him so they can finish filming.
Fresh off the success of two of the biggest films of last year are Gosling and Blunt. Individually they know how to do their thing and they do it perfectly. But when they are together, that is when the magic happens. The way in which Colt is determined to win Jody back despite her efforts not to give in is one of my favorite tropes. I would be more than happy for these actors to star together in many more projects to come.
Director David Leitch got his start as a stunt man himself and this is an ode to others is this part of the industry. Stunt people aren’t always given the appreciation they deserve which is crazy to me. The sequences we see throughout are unique, pulse pounding and really push the limit. I couldn’t decide which one was my favorite. I also thought it was a nice touch that the audience was able to see some behind the scenes footage of them being made.
Some have said that the comedy didn’t entirely hit the mark, but I still found myself giggling more or less the whole way through. Maybe that was more due to the circumstances that our characters found themselves in at times. For example, Colt crying in his car while listening to Taylor Swift was just so perfect! I also liked the crime parts of the story. I didn’t feel like they were far fetched and I felt like it fit with everything else that was going on.
The Fall Guy was one of my most anticipated films of the year, but I wasn’t expecting to love it as much as I did. It made me laugh out loud, was filled with incredible action sequences and the chemistry between the two leads was some of the best I’ve seen in a long time. It just left a huge smile on my face. The summer blockbuster season has officially begun!
Rating: ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
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