REVIEW #352 The Fall Guy (2024)

Stunt Man Colt is lured back into the industry by the chance to help save the directors movie, who happens to be an old flame of his.

The Fall Guy is a hilariously self aware action comedy that not only pokes fun of the genre, but also holds a sincere spotlight on the under appreciated work of talented stunt crews in the industry. Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt have an intoxicating chemistry that ignites each scene they’re in together and it made the romance element to this movie really captivating. Gosling always seems to nail comedy, his timing and execution just works and he always seems to have audiences cracking up with laughter in the cinema and The Fall Guy was no different. Yes the movie is a little silly at times but the fact the lead character was a stuntman, made him surviving so many bizarre situations more believable, especially compared to the usual hero protagonists anyway. I will say some aspects of the visual effects felt a little off, but because it was more of a comedy it doesn’t really effect general viewing too much and it’s hard to take it too seriously at any given time. Enjoyable cinema is how I’d describe it, it’s not a masterpiece but it was never intended to be, it was a fantastic way to credit stunt performers in all their glory, whilst taking the audience on a fun ride, and that it did!

Overall (7.8/10)

Kind regards

Callan