A review of the movie "The Fall Guy," an ode to the most dangerous movie profession in the world
Ryan Gosling crashes in a car and burns alive, then repeats it seven more times.
Cole Sievers (Ryan Gosling) is a successful stuntman. Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt) is an equally successful camerawoman. They are dating, but the filming process of the relationship is not a hindrance, because they are professionals. But when Cole gets injured, he falls out of movie production for a year and a half. The only thing that can bring him back to the set is the news that Jody is now a director and needs professional help. And it's not just stunt work.
David Litch's name has become synonymous with quality Hollywood action in a very short period of time. Starting out as a stuntman, Litch worked for a long time as a second director and only after almost a decade and a half of craftsmanship allowed himself to sit in the main chair. Unsurprisingly, each of his new movies claims to be the best in the genre, and "The Fall Guy," is no exception. And given Litch's professional background, it is quite possible that this is his opus magnum, because now the main character is not a comic book character ("Deadpool 2"), not a hired killer ("John Wick") and not even a spy ("Blonde Explosion"), but a stuntman, just like Litch himself 25 years ago.
However, of course, the picture is not an autobiography, but a comedy action movie, based on the American television series of the same name in the 1980s. Cole performs stunts not only on the set, but also in the city, while trying to solve the mystery of the disappearance of the main star Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). Things aren't so simple with the actor either, and no one really understands what he does outside of the pavilions.
"The Fall Guy," is not reduced to a genre attraction. Of course, the action component of the tape is above all praise, the chase on a garbage truck will surely enter some specialized textbooks, but for an outstanding movie you need more than that. For one, the plot, and the script in "The Fall Guy," is excellent as well. The twisted detective intrigue, where half of the characters turn out to be not at all what they seem at first glance, on the one hand, deserves some kind words, but on the other - it would be unfair to reveal it before watching.
Another advantage of "The Fall Guy," is humor. The movie "Metalstorm", around the production of which the events and revolve, - a continuous joke, with each repetition becoming only funnier. The mixture of "Dune", "Mad Max" and "Star Wars" looks much wittier than one can imagine. However, situational gags of the level of fighting with a man in an uncomfortable alien suit in "The Fall Guy," is also plenty. Not to mention the parallel filming process scenes of clarification of the relationship between the heroes Gosling and Blunt. Everyone will find their own reason to smile.
If "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood," one of the few recent films with a stuntman protagonist, was a love letter to 1960s American cinema, "The Fall Guy," is a tribute to 1980s television. Not only the source material, but also "Miami Vice" and for sure other recognizable projects in the United States. The picture in general is imbued with love - for the profession, for the filming process as such, for a bygone era. "To hell with this toxic masculinity, let's make a deal," - says the villain, who is bogged down in lies, and a few seconds later gets a fist in the face. From a girl.
"The Fall Guy," is suitable for all categories of viewers, from primary school children to permanently tired of the world of cinephiles, from fans of adrenaline action movies to lovers of cute melodramas. The movie has just started at the box office, but it is already clear that he is assured a happy fate - both audience and commercial. If any picture deserves to lead the box office, it is "The Fall Guy,".
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