The Fall Guy, loosely based on the 1980s TV series that starred Lee Majors, is a mash-up of a Rom-Com with an Action Movie. Director David Leitch–once a stunt man before going behind the camera–and Screenwriter Drew Pearce produce a movie that glorifies those talented people doing the stunts in movies (and argues there should be an Oscar to recognize them). The Fall Guy features dozens of eye-popping stunts and plenty of explosions.
There’s real chemistry between stunt man Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) and talented camera operator Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt). Machiavellian movie producer Gail Meyer (Hannah Waddingham) brings Colt back from retirement to work on a Sci-Fi movie that Jody is directing called Metal Storm. But double-dealing, treachery, and death-defying feats result.
A movie like The Fall Guy used to be called a Summer Movie before the Pandemic. I’m willing to go on record as saying The Fall Guy is a fun Summer Movie and you will enjoy it if you go see it! GRADE: A
SONGS INCLUDED IN THE FALL GUY :
- ‘I Was Made For Lovin’ You’ – KISS
- ‘Fiesta’ – Daniel Indart
- ‘Thunderstruck’ – AC/DC
- ‘All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)’ – Taylor Swift
- ‘I Was Made For Lovin’ You’ – Yungblud
- ‘All I Do Is Win’ – DJ Khaled
- ‘Any Way You Want It’ – Journey
- ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’ – The Darkness
- ‘Genie In A Bottle’ – Christina Aguilera
- ‘Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)’ – Phil Collins
Saw this Thursday on a free pass. I thought it pretty mediocre. All three of us who saw it thought it was about a C and that was being kind. Pretty crappy soundtrack to.
Steve, THE FALL GUY appealed to my nostalgia for the original TV show FALL GUY. For Diane and me, THE FALL GUY was a fun popcorn movie!
I can’t imagine not like a movie with Ryan Gosling in it but we’ll see. He is as close as we have to a movie star today.
Patti, Ryan Gosling is a true movie star and Emily Blunt is right up there with him!
I like Blunt & Gosling, but will only watch this when it comes to cable.
Jeff, movies seem to show up on cable a couple months after they’re in the movie theaters.
Yakima Canutt, dean of stunt men, who doubled for John Wayne in the ’30s and staged big stunts through the ’60s, like the Ben Hur chariot race, was given a special Academy award in 1967 (I remember watching that broadcast), but that may be the one and only Oscar recognition for stunt men or stunt women.
Art, thanks for that Oscar clarification!
Alice has been a Blunt fan since MY SUMMER OF LOVE (early on)…I can see why. I was amused when both of our (more or less) favorite Brit actresses, Blunt and Rachel Weisz (Sarita Choudhury among so many other candidates), moved to NYC, merely most of NJ away, within months of each other.
Todd. THE FALL GUY made $28 million, but the Hollywood execs were expecting more.
K. and I saw this Thursday night as well and I loved it.
Ryan Gosling is so darn likable as is Emily Blunt.
And the stunts were outstanding.
If the Academy starts giving Oscars for stunt work, The Fall Guy deserves the first one (s).
Beth, thank you for your lovely Thank You Card! You’re the best! Like you and K., Diane and I enjoyed THE FALL GUY, truly a Summer Movie! Love the stunts and the on-screen chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt!