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Notionally a big screen adaptation of the television series that ran between 1981 and 1986 The Fall Guy omits the show’s central conceit of a professional stuntman that has a side gig as a bounty hunter.

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The 2024 film centers on Stuntman Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) induced to return to his profession following an on-set accident in order to save the troubled production by his former flame Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt) as her leading man, Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-John) has mysteriously vanished. Colt has a very limited time to discover what dark secrets has caused Tom’s disappearance and somehow repair his shattered romance with Jody before the studio shuts down her production, wrecking her career.

The Fall Guy is a fun film meant for lite entertainment that doesn’t present the audience with heavy philosophical or emotional issues. Gosling and Blunt have good on-screen chemistry, Taylor-Johnson continues to be an screen chameleon vanishing into the part of an arrogant and egotistical star. Direct David Leitch best known for action films such as John Wick and Atomic Blonde turns int a fine film that is a very pleasant two hours of stunts, fights, and likeable characters well worth cheering. This movie is not one that will stick with you and leaving a deep and lasting impression, but it is perfect for a summer afternoon’s escapist entertainment.