You all know them, you see them in every single movie where an action scene appears, you don't know what they're called but they give you crazy emotions: they are the Stuntmeni outcasts of the world of cinemathose paid to take the beatings, bruises, and in some cases, paid to risk their lives. The price for all this is often ridiculous, inglorious figures. The Fall Guy puts the spotlight on these people, on their lives, and in this review (always without spoilers) we will experience their anxieties and fears at 360 degrees, all gilded by the comedy and intrinsic actions of our protagonists.
Actor and stunt double
Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) does his dream job: he is the greatest stuntman in the world, he shoots the most spectacular and adrenaline-filled scenes on behalf of the cinema legend Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). He makes his films in front of the love of his life, Jodi Moreno (Emily Blunt), with the latter aspiring to one day become a director and make the best action movie ever seen.
Everything breaks when Colt suffers a serious injury on set which, in addition to compromising his physical form, devastates him mentally to the point that he abandons his friends, his career, and Jodi. The two drift apart for over a year, when Colt is called back by Tom Ryder's agent for an emergency and, although the stuntman doesn't want to know anything about it, the manager points out to him that the director of the film is Jodi herself, and that she specifically asked for him. Colt boards the first flight, eager to return to that lost love.
STOOOOP: it was good! As one would shout on the set, we'll stop here for the plot of the film, adding only that, well, as you can imagine, things won't go as smoothly as Colt would like and the actor in the shadow will have to bend over backwards (literally) to be able to resolve the situation, as well as return to the arms of his beloved. Although the incipit of the plot may seem banal, in reality it is very complex and there's more than meets the eyeundoubtedly thanks to the actors who are there and who convey emotions at every glance.
Invisible Heroes
Stuntmen are invisible heroes, he knows it well David Leitch, director of this adrenaline-filled film who, in the film's presentation message, says bluntly that “only at the cinema can you experience certain emotions”. Rhetoric aside, that of those who rightly bring grist to their own mill, the director is right: for his entire career he has been one of the most appreciated stuntmen in Hollywood, playing in films of the caliber of Daredevil, Matrix Revolution, V For Vendetta, X-Men Origins – Wolverine and so many others that we would be here making a very long list if we continued. Do you know him? No. Because in fact there is no prize for Stuntmenif not the payment of the fee at the end of the shoot.
David Leitch is an exceptional action director: they are in fact owed to him John Wick with Keanu Reeves, Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw And Deadpool 2. Action is in his blood and in The Fall Guy it certainly isn't missing. Under the wise direction of the director, Ryan Gosling confirms himself as always an above average actor, capable of being very strong on set, almost indestructible, but fragile and “easily tearful” when he thinks of Jodi. Yes, there is always a woman in the heart of a tough guy: Emily Blunt brings a young and enterprising director to the screenhowever capable of revealing the human side of herself as few can do.
The surprise of the film is undoubtedly Aaron Taylor-Johnson who amazed us all with his ability to be comical. He is almost a speck in the film, superlative in his ideas and perfect in embodying the action star at the height of success, narcissistic and outspoken, so much so that Colt himself describes him as “[…] I do whatever I want, acting as if the world were mine.”.
Sexy Becon
The Fall Guy is, as he appears in the film, a powerful and intriguing message, wrapped in fragrant and sexy becon that deceives the viewerdazzling him with special effects and incredible trailers when basically there are many phrases and subliminal messages that reach, willy-nilly, the ear and eyes of the beholder.
In fact, almost no one wants to listen to a monologue about things that are wrong, or criticisms from someone sector That churns out billions of turnover on the skin of those who really take a beating, and to whom nothing is paid (except the salary). If, on the other hand, I wrap that message in an action film full of explosions and twists, it is at least heard, and we go home with that something extra.
Unlike a John Wick 4 this film does not rewrite the rules of an action movie, although it enhances its characteristics, highlighting how much good there is in a similar film, and using fights and explosions as moments of pause between one speech and another. It's a film suitable for everyone, whether you're a fan of the genre or not.
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