We round up what is being said about this action comedy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt….
The Guardian: *** “Gosling and Blunt have a nice rapport: there is a sweet and apparently improvised moment when Jody’s hat blows off in the wind from helicopter blades in the middle of a dialogue scene and she has to get it back in place. But this is more about the “bang bang” than the “kiss kiss”. The biggest laugh comes from a line about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, and we could have done with a few more decent gags. A solid serving of popcorn entertainment.”
USA Today: “For ’80s kids, Majors was the “Fall Guy” – and Leitch’s movie pays tribute in multiple ways to the show and its scrappy spirit – but Gosling makes for a fabulous heir apparent. He’s not just Ken. He’s also Colt, and Gosling’s not done showing us the true extent of his talents.”
Empire Online: **** “The real fun of The Fall Guy comes thanks to the dynamite pairing of Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. Gosling, still riding high off his Kenergy, has by now mastered the art of playing the loveable rogue. Every mischievous smile and whip-smart comeback showcases why he’s at the top of his game. Blunt — no stranger to stunt-work herself — equally delights, with a nice line in deadpan delivery. Want to see her hilariously roast Gosling, almost literally, as he is forced to repeat the same fireball stunt again and again? She’s got you covered. Leitch plays to their strengths, and paired together, the duo summon some old-fashioned, feel-good romantic charm: in other words, a proper summer movie.”
The Telegraph: **** “Loosely based on the 80s TV series of the same name, David Leitch’s film is witty, fresh, and propelled by nitro-blasts of movie-star charm.”
IGN.com: ” The insider nature of the jokes and setting is a joy for anyone who’s ever worked on a movie set; The Fall Guy also captures the romantic and sexual chemistry that often sizzles between below-the-line crew. But even folks who’ve never been within a thousand miles of a Universal Studios tour will find much to delight in, like all the movie quotes that make up the vocabulary of Colt’s infectiously enthusiastic friend and stunt supervisor, Dan (Winston Duke). The biggest laughs, however, come down to Gosling’s impeccable combination of dizzy sincerity and debonair charm.”
Entertainment Weekly: “Leitch delivers what makes The Fall Guy such a winning proposition — Gosling, at last, bringing all his strengths to bear in one project. He gets to embody his full potential here — as a drop-dead gorgeous leading man, an action star in a moment of triumph, and a winking comedian, poking fun at his own image.”
Slant Magazine: “The Fall Guy, then, is a modest improvement, in that there’s at least a sense of physicality to some of its action sequences, though that’s to be expected: As this is a film about the making of a movie, so much of the action that we’re watching has yet to be beefed up by chaotic editing and CGI noise. And thanks to magnetic performances by Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, there’s a charmingly romantic undercurrent that actually withstands the barrage of snarky one-liners and overabundance of self-reflexive quips that draw parallels between the sci-fi action film that their characters, Colt and Jody, are making together and the precarious state of their relationship.”
The Independent: **** “David Leitch’s celebration of Hollywood’s most undervalued performers – also starring Emily Blunt and Aaron Taylor-Johnson – proves that old-fashioned, practical moviemaking is very much back in style.”
Digital Spy: “The Fall Guy is a great old-school Hollywood action comedy – extremely enjoyable, full of star power and sometimes too in-your-face for its own good.”
The Fall Guy is released in cinemas on the 3rd May 2024.