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The Fall Guy<\/strong> (2023)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Universal\/Action-Comedy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 126 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG-13 (action and violence, drug content, some strong language)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: David Leitch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Drew Pearce\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Dominic Lewis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Jonathan Sela\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: May 3, 2024 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Winston Duke, Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Rating<\/strong>: ***<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0For starters, let me clarify something about The Fall Guy<\/strong>. It\u2019s supposedly an adaptation of the TV series from the 80s starring Lee Majors and Heather Thomas. It is, but only in the most general sense. They share a title and a main character named Colt Seavers. This Colt, played by Ryan Gosling (Barbie), is a movie stunt man but not yet a bounty hunter which I guess makes this incarnation of The Fall Guy<\/strong> an origin story of sorts. In any event, other than a lead female character named Jody, the similarities end there.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0It should also be noted that none of the above will matter to anybody under the age of 35. None of the young staff members I spoke to at the theater knew The Fall Guy<\/strong> was a TV-to-film adaptation. They never even heard of the show. I had to explain it to them which is something since I never saw a single episode of it until a few months ago. When I heard a movie was coming out, I watched the first few episodes to familiarize myself with the original source. I didn\u2019t feel the need to watch the whole series (it ran five seasons). As it turns out, it didn\u2019t matter. This version of The Fall Guy<\/strong> is its own animal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0The Fall Guy<\/strong> has the distinction of being the first big movie of summer 2024. Directed by David Leitch (Bullet Train), it\u2019s an enjoyable action-comedy that sets out to do nothing more than entertain audiences. Colt quits his profession after an on-set accident only to return 18 months later at the behest of persistent producer Gail (Waddingham, Ted Lasso). She claims his ex-girlfriend Jody (Blunt, Oppenheimer), a former camerawoman directing her first feature, asked for him. She didn\u2019t. She\u2019s still pissed at him for ghosting her after the accident. It turns out the star of the picture, pretty boy egomaniac Tom Ryder (Johnson, Bullet Train), has gone missing after getting mixed up with some bad people. Gail needs Colt to find Tom before the studio finds out and takes over production.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0I liked The Fall Guy<\/strong>. So help me, I really liked it. It has a lot going for it. The two leads, Gosling and Blunt, have great chemistry. It never once feels forced or random. If anything, it\u2019s kind of brilliant bringing together two of the stars of last summer\u2019s big hits- i.e. Barbie and Oppenheimer aka \u201cBarbenheimer\u201d. Gosling has an easy-going charm to him as the titular character while Blunt matches him point for point as the ex who claims to want to quit him (she really doesn\u2019t). Johnson is hilarious as the hot property movie star who may or may not be based on Tom Cruise. He\u2019s the perfect mix of prima donna and whack job.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0I\u2019m not going to get too hung up on flaws here, but it\u2019s hard not to notice how Leitch struggles in the first half. He has difficulty balancing the rom-com stuff with the action. He struggles for a bit but eventually gets it together; at which point, The Fall Guy<\/strong> becomes a fun ride. There are some nifty, well-orchestrated action sequences. There\u2019s also plenty of humor with all the physical comedy and inside jokes about the film industry. I never thought I\u2019d hear the 1980 TV movie The Girl, The Gold Watch & Everything referenced in a film, but now I have. There\u2019s also a stunt dog who only understands commands spoken in French. Let\u2019s just say he\u2019s a big help to Colt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0We\u2019re in an age when big blockbuster movies take themselves way too seriously. They\u2019re these long, complex, world-building affairs where you have to have seen all the movies and TV shows that came before it to understand what\u2019s going on. I\u2019m looking at you, MCU! The Fall Guy<\/strong> isn\u2019t like that. It\u2019s just simple popcorn entertainment. It aims to please and largely succeeds. Also, and this is something I really appreciate, it doesn\u2019t make the same mistake as CHiPs and resort to vulgarity, crude humor and mean-spiritedness. It\u2019s a good natured blend of action and comedy aimed at viewers looking to escape reality for a couple of hours.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n P.S. Stay through the credits for a bonus scene that I know will please fans of the original show.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Fall Guy (2023)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Universal\/Action-Comedy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 126 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG-13 (action and violence, drug content, some strong language)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: David Leitch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Drew Pearce\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Dominic Lewis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Jonathan Sela\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: May 3, 2024 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Winston Duke, Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu. 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