Films about love letters to cinema have felt so satisfying over the past year, including The Fall Guy which appears with a similar theme this time.
At the end of last year, I was amazed by Falling in Love Like in the Films (2023), which was able to convey warmth through a story about a story writer. This warmth was felt again when watching the film Not Friends (2024) from Thailand.
The Fall Guy also leaves that kind of impression to a different degree. The love letter in The Fall Guy is aimed at the stuntman profession which is so crucial but rarely gets the spotlight.
David Leitch successfully explored this theme into an action genre film wrapped in a romcom that is fresh, grand, even bombastic.
If the two films I mentioned previously have a strong art house feel, The Fall Guy does not half-heartedly claim to be a popcorn show.
David Leitch seems to only want to make a light film, as if he were implementing the slogan "what's important is fun". This intention was actually detected from the script written by Drew Pearce.
The screenplay written by Pearce is very light and not special. The story writing is packaged with a generic formula, even easily found in other popcorn action films.
I won't even deny if anyone is disappointed or thinks the script for The Fall Guy sucks. Moreover, the final act of this film is structured with a fairly simple conclusion.
However, the light and light story is actually enough to support the film until the end of the story.
David Leitch, with his expertise, was able to translate the script into a film that is exciting and enjoyable to watch. He can even combine the action genre, romcom, and a little touch of mystery into a cohesive combination.
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt also shined thanks to their charming performances. The extraordinary chemistry between the two main actors is able to deliver dialogue after dialogue with full energy.
Gosling and Blunt's satisfying acting is in line with the reputation they have built since their previous films. However, it turns out that the two actors are still able to offer new colors through the characters Colt Seavers and Jody Moreno.
Gosling and Blunt's satisfying acting is in line with the reputation they have built since their previous films. However, it turns out that the two actors are still able to offer new colors through the characters Colt Seavers and Jody Moreno.
This film even includes behind the scenes videos to appreciate how difficult and dangerous the process of working on scenes throughout the story was.
This note also gave birth to an interesting meta-film situation. The Fall Guy, which shows the struggles of stuntmen in the middle of film production, seems to mirror the film production in the real world.
David Leitch also includes lots of Easter eggs and pop culture references in dialogue and film scenes. Some of these references will be easy to find, starting from The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Notting Hill (1999), to the conflict between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
The Fall Guy feels even more enjoyable thanks to the appearance of two popular songs that represent the hearts of the two main characters: All Too Well (10 Minute Version) from Taylor Swift and Phil Collins' hit song entitled Against All Odds (Take A Look at me Now).
Leitch turns songs of heartbreak from two generations into material for comedy. The execution also succeeded in making the audience confused, whether they wanted to laugh or sing karaoke together.
The Fall Guy is not a film full of metaphors or complicated messages. The film only started from a simple dream to appreciate the sweat of stuntmen in the cinema industry.
However, with the high commitment of the people behind the scenes and the good performances of the cast, this film can become an exciting spectacle that is easy for everyone to enjoy.
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