The Fall Guy (2024) SPOILER FREE REVIEW LIVE | Movies Merica | 5.5.24

Movie stars are made to look heroic, awesome, tough and gritty in their movies and who makes them look that way?

Stunt men and women.

The Fall Guy is a love letter to the stunt community within the movie business directed by former stuntman David Leitch.

It’s of course also a take on the hit 1980s Lee Majors TV show of the same name.

This time it’s Ryan Gosling playing Colt Seaver as a Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a detective of sorts.

Colt is the stuntman for the biggest movie star in the world up until something drastic happens.

When that happens he vanishes, including ghosting his flame, a movie writer named Jody played by Emily Blunt.

However, he’s called back into action when his old job suddenly becomes available again.

Does he want to jump off buildings, barrel roll cars, get set on fire and do all the things stunt people do again?

When he finds out his former flame Jody is directing the movie the stuntman opening is for, well that changes the game.

You get explosions, car chases, gun fights, an action movie lovers dream and work that keeps plenty of stunt people employed.

Is it worth checking out at the theater?

Watch this episode to find out.

The Fall Guy also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu, Winston Duke, Ben Knight, Matuse, Adam Dunn, Zara Michales, Angela Nica Sullen and Megan O’Connell.