Colt Seaver (Ryan Gosling) is a stuntman who survived a terrible accident on a movie set. Months later, he is lured back to work on a blockbuster under false pretenses. The producer (Hannah Waddington) is worried because the leading man (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) has vanished, and she wants Colt to find him. Since the director is his ex-girlfriend Jody (Emily Blunt), Colt agrees because he doesn’t want the studio to shut the production down. Before long, Colt is accused of a murder he didn’t commit and must use his stunt background to overcome the bad guys.
Directed by David (Deadpool 2) Leitch, The Fall Guy is first and foremost a love letter to the stunt community. Leitch was a long-time stuntman, and he brings his years of experience, as well as a sense of humor to the proceedings. Because of that, the behind-the-scenes moments of Blunt and company shooting the various stunt scenes have an authentic and lived-in feel.
As expected, he also delivers on the action. In addition to many terrific stunts, he also gives us a wild drug-fueled fight scene where someone slips Colt a Mickey, and he takes out several bodyguards while drug-induced hallucinations swirl around the action.
If you go in expecting a 1:1 adaptation of the old TV show, you might be disappointed. I mean you would never see Lee Majors sitting in his truck listening to Taylor Swift and crying over a break-up. That wounded hangdog look is perfectly suited to Gosling though, who is immensely likable and funny throughout. He also brings the physical comedy chops that made The Nice Guys such a classic, and makes Colt a unique, funny, and lovable loser. Gosling and Blunt have tremendous chemistry, and the way they trade romantic barbs is one of the movie’s many joys.
I also liked the way they incorporated KISS’s “I was Made for Loving You” into the score. The subtle nods to the other great Lee Majors show, The Six Million Dollar Man were also welcome. All in all, I’d say anyone who enjoys old fashioned Hollywood escapism will fall in love with The Fall Guy.
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