I gotta credit Ryan Goslings' range, man. He can do any role in any genre

Loved the Fall Guy growing up. It was about a stunt man who had to side hustle as a bounty hunter because he was paid so low. Used stunt skills and props to bring in the bail jumpers. Usually every episode involved a car jump or a high dive for some reason 😆 ahhh nostalgia

I loved the Fall Guy series. I met Lee Majors at comic con. I got his autograph. He was awesome to meet.

Went to see "The Fall Guy", today for my second time for Mother's Day and took my husband for his birthday and we both love it. I am 78 and he is 74. We laughed a lot. Saw things I didn't notice the first time and am anxious to see it again to see other things I missed.

I thought the first 30 minutes were really strong but then the plot goes all over the place. Really unfocused

"I Was Made For Loving You" is the only Kiss song i really like🤣

I love the ending on the helicopter when Ryan sticks up the finger and made for loving you starts playing lol it was a good/fun movie.

Agree 100% with your review. It was about 2/3 of the way there in all 3 categories.

It's so nice that we're going back to movies based on TV shows instead of remakes of movies.

As a wrestling fan, The little diss at The Rock cracked me up 🤣

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I’m imagining a Robert Altman version with just tons of characters getting overlapping vignette’s involving multiple stunt peoples viewpoints and characters on display with a dash of The Winslow Boy where the romance was a sneaky undertone

The movie made u smile... so that's wat better than 95% of what Hollywood puts out.... even though u didn't have belly laugh... it made u smile... 3.5

I kind of loved this movie it's funny action packed and romantic there is something for almost everyone Ryan gosling is great in the movie

I agree about it being too long. It felt like the plot was wrapping up pretty nicely around the 90 minute mark, but then it just kept on going for another half hour. Taken on its own, the action and humor of the final act is fantastic, but after everything that came before, it was just too much of a good thing, and kind of exhausting.

Probably what killed this movie WAS the emphasis on the meta commentary on stunt work. I'm almost sure the show it was based on was about a stuntman who was a bounty hunter on the side. Why wasn't he a bounty hunter in this movie? Have him be a stuntman by day, bounty hunter by night, and the perp he has to find and bring in for the movie is some mafioso's whistleblower ex-wife, and the mafioso is also bankrolling his movie/using production to launder money. Most general audiences don't give a shit about Hollywood as an industry or culture, which is why movies like Babylon and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood have very little broad appeal. Also I think audiences are getting increasingly tired of meta storytelling in general. Just tell a straightforward story that doesn't have to reference something outside of the world it's in

It’s a fun movie I’ll give it that. But nothing that stays with you and if I want to watch a fun movie I have a bunch that comes to mind first.

I absolutely loved this movie one of my favorite movies of the year

Loved it. This is what RomComs are supposed to be. Heart, excitement and humor!

I thought it was fun

After a long time I return to doing some reviews. I hope Cody and the rest of film critics are doing well. My review Back ground - The Fall Guy is a movie about a stuntman played by Ryan Gosling. After a stunt goes wrong he retires from the industry and breaks up with his girlfriend Emily Blunt who is a second unit cinematographer. However when he is given a chance to be the stuntman on a movie which is the directorial debut of his ex he returns to action. The twist in the plot comes when the lead actor of the movie just disappears and its to Gosling to find him and save the movie of his ex girlfriend. Likes - I liked the plot idea. The Fall Guy is based on a show of a similar name which aired in the 90's. And I remember the show and it was quite popular back then. The movie Fall Guy based on the show does have an original plot and some very interesting ideas. The set up and the main theme of the plot are original and interesting. The 2 leads Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt are very well paired and definitely charming. They do look like a duo and it was great casting to pick 2 actors who have had diverse career paths and put them together. The stunt work is great and it is very well shot. Given the director himself was a stunt coordinator you can see the finesse in the action and stunt scenes. Dislikes - As almost all critics have noted The Fall Guy essentially tries to pack too many ideas or themes into one movie without having the screenplay or the drama to support them. It has the main plot where the stuntman has to be The Fall Guy, i.e. the guy who has to take the fall for somebody else, then it has romcom angle of Blunt and Gosling and there is also a commentary slash critique of film making. It was an ambitious attempt but if you are going to attempt such challenging task you need a really good screen play for it. A screenplay that really incorporates all those elements into a single plot. The plot of the Fall Guy, is actually pretty basic and lacks any depth. And the main plot does have loopholes which are pretty obvious. Hence it seems the lack of directing experience of the director restricts the scope of the movie. Directing stunt work and directing and constructing a scene are two different things. The screenplay and the direction of the Fall Guy barring the stunt work is really ordinary. Final Thoughts- The Fall Guy does have an interesting plot base and there is definitely an attempt to give meaning to and provide a strong background for the main plot. That a stuntman is the ultimate Fall Guy who takes the fall for somebody else. But without a proper screenplay, lack of depth in the dramatic scenes, and loose plot ends the movie fails to do realize the potential of its main idea. But still its a decent one time watch and if not a great movie it will be remembered as different type of action movie. I give The Fall Guy a 6/10 but it was a movie which could should have scored 8/10 had the plot been developed into a better screenplay and more effort was put on the acting and drama.

Yeah, you're gonna need to watch that again. It flows perfectly well, and is fun front to back

I really enjoyed the movie and I loved the tv show back in the day! I also enjoyed the music in the movie, especially the cover of Kiss' I was made for lovin you!

I liked the Phill Colons song Emily Blunt sang. She has a great singing voice.

When David Leitch is involved in any way, even if you end up getting the worst movie in the world, you’re gonna get bulletproof action and action choreography

80's show was great, ill check it out when released on DVD 👍😊🐾💜👋

Loved Gosling in Papyrus 😂😂

Just got home from the theaters watching it and it had everything that I wanted in an action film but the plot was a little unfocused at some points. It felt like it was trying to be an action comedy and a romcom all at once and they were really struggling trying to decide which one to go with. But other than that I had a smile on my face all throughout the movie. Definitely a must buy as soon as it hits shelves

Hey, Cody! Thanks in advance, I was curious about this one.

hyped to see it, David L is a fun director.

At the beginning when he got injured - I really thought that this scene was going to be way more meaningful and that it will have some kind of consequences. Maybe to show how he deals with physical limitations while being a stunt man at heart or something along those lines. But nope. I guess they didn’t want to go this far. I hate this saying but I feel like this movie is the epitome of “having a huge potential” to be so much more :(

I haven't seen it yet but I'm very excited!!

He also directed Hobbs And Shaw

Saw the trailer during the Super Bowl and thought it just was a parody commercial..lol..the 80s t.v show was great but not interested in seeing this movie

I read that Winston Duke wants to play Batman. I think that I could go along with that one.

Might be my favourite this year so far

Also had high hopes for this one, yet it seems to be dividing. I'll have to watch it to see where I fall.

Just don't like leiches movies. Didnt enjoy Deadpool 2, didn't enjoy Bullet Train, i can respect the craftsman ship and vision in his movies but I just can't connect with them. I think I'll give this a miss unfortunately and catch it on streaming. And it's weird because I love some of the scenes in his movies I just think the full package is always a mixed bag. Like Deadpool 2 for example Cable was incredible, juggernaut was incredible but the movie was trying way too hard to be funny that it just ended up not funny. Unlike in Deadpool 1 where it all felt natural

The fact that you hadn't heard of the tv show just made me feel ancient 😂

Thanks for keeping it real unlike other reviewers on KZfaq

Loved the movie. 2nd act is a little inconsistent but it was really fun

Miami Vice stunt team jacket

Love you Cody 🤙🤙

Had trouble keeping my eyes open for a lot of it when they were open spent most of the time cringing...that dog was awesome...he saved it

When i was a kid I really loved this show. Ill have to check this out

Did you know that David Leitch is a stuntman?

I want that jacket he wears

But that is 2 stunt man tribute and action movie mean the same thing.

Really I have always love the stunt men even when Jackie Chan been a big fan

Maybe he will be in the next one more

This movie was ok, not crazy about it.

I agree with the 15 mins too long. Bring back 90 mins movies 😂

No score? You didn't know how to feel about a lot of the movie, but it should have been 15-20 minutes shorter. Is it streaming, like you said? This was a 2HR movie. What about the romance was an issue? I love your horror reviews.

It is bullshit that there is no stunt man category.

Haha 😂😂 the Rock joke.. Also as a man i can say i have definitely peed in a bottle as a last resort but not as my first option all the time. Lmao

I had the same exact thoughts with this one. I expected it to be way funnier

Let me preface by saying I'm a big ole snobby snotbag and wear that badge with pride... I can't see any value in this movie at all. I don't care that it was a silly show when I was really young. Nostalgia isn't a drug for me. I just think this looks like movie number 472,238 with some sort of chemistry set measurement of action and comedy with the exact same marketing as a freaking Mario movie. If someone told me Jack Black made an appearance just to sing about Peaches, I'd nod and say, "Why wouldn't he?" I don't know. I'm a crabby old bastard but it's sooooo effing formulaic and done done done.

😂 I was just going to say......The Rock would say otherwise. Lol!

Since when did being a stuntman turn you into the Winter Soldier ?

Tall heads

The Fall Guy? All originality is lost I guess.

Thanks for pissing on my cornflakes, Cody!

The movie is already under 2hrs. If thats 20min too long then this film must suck

No

Movies these days, in one way or another they have to force in some comedy. It was fun for awhile, but after some time it becomes sickening.

The Fall Guy excellent TV show back in the day Lee Majors and my hot lady back in the 80s Heather Locklear wow the Fall Guy was a stuntman but also mainly a bounty hunter travel all over the country looking for bail jumpers for Jack a bail bonds person lady all the stunts are real no CG like the movie for me just another BS remake from the 80s which was an excellent time for television and movies. Fall Guy movie is just BS I want them to stop destroying all of my television and movies from my youth.

This started slow and was boring. Was entertaining and true plot starts halfway in with karaoke scene. Blunt and Gosling no chemistry. Romance plot worst part of movie. Gosling great as always. .

your mic sounds blown Bud.

I usually don't watch movies like this. But I was invited to watch it. And honestly I didn't enjoy it at all.

Meh… just looks like another marvel clone to me… that goofy, can’t take anything serious, quippy tone… a bunch of CG enhanced fx and just generally… toothless… I wouldn’t mind seeing gosling take on a real, meat and potatoes action flick though (yes, I saw grey man- that ain’t it.).