I think it’s hard to have movies consistently hit across more than one genre.
“The Fall Guy” is billed as an action-comedy film with a dash of romance and mostly hits all of the funny buttons in my brain.
But, I mostly credit that to Ryan Gosling’s hilarious voiceovers and his interactions with the rest of the cast.
The Fall Guy is an American action comedy film directed by David Leitch and written by Drew Pearce, loosely based on the 1980s TV series about stunt performers.
It features Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu, and Winston Duke.
The movie is rated PG-13 for action and violence, drug content, and some strong language and clocks in at 126 minutes long.
Hollywood stunt performer Colt Seavers (Gosling) works as the stunt double for famous action star Tom Ryder (Johnson).
However, he is severely injured during a stunt gone wrong and he abandons his career and his camerawoman girlfriend Jody Moreno (Blunt).
Eighteen months later, Colt, now a valet for a small Mexican restaurant, is contacted by Tom’s film producer Gail Meyer (Waddingham).
She tells him that Jody is directing her first film – the science fiction epic titled Metalstorm - and wants Colt to join the production in Sydney.
After arriving on set, Colt learns that Jody never asked for him and is still angry about their breakup.
Gail reveals that Tom has disappeared after getting involved with drugs, and she wants Colt to find him before his absence causes the film’s cancellation.
Not wanting Jody’s directorial debut ruined, Colt visits Tom’s hotel room and a nightclub, where he gets into a few fights.
When he gets to the hotel room, he finds a dead body in a bathtub full of ice and understandably freaks out.
Later Colt returns with the police and he finds the body has disappeared.
Meanwhile, as the production of Metalstorm continues, Colt and Jody begin to rekindle their relationship until Gail abruptly informs him that he must return to the United States.
Instead, he continues looking for Tom by tracking down his personal assistant Alma Milan (Hsu).
They are both attacked by people looking for a phone belonging to Tom in Alma’s possession.
Colt defeats them after an extended chase through Sydney in a garbage truck.
He and his friend Metalstorm stunt coordinator Dan Tucker (Duke) unlock the phone at Tom’s apartment.
They discover a video of an intoxicated Tom accidentally killing his previous stuntman Henry in a drunken brawl.
The people looking for the phone attack Colt and Dan, destroying the phone with shotgun pellets.
Dan escapes, but Colt is captured and brought face-to-face with Tom, who has been hiding out on a yacht on Gail’s instructions.
Unfortunately, Tom reveals the truth behind “accidents” as being motivated by jealousy and the desire to teach the stuntmen a lesson about crossing him.
The action and tension only increase from there and threaten everything Colt holds dear – his job and Jody.
If you’re looking for something to help kick off the summer, look no further.
The Fall Guy has almost something for everyone and is definitely worth experiencing on the big screen for all of those awesomely choreographed fight scenes.
Also, you totally should stick around for the mid-credits scene!
