The Fall Guy
Published November 21, 2024
Film info
- Title The Fall Guy
- Director David Leitch
- Year 2024
- Run time 2hrs 6m
- Genres Romance, Action, Comedy
- Tagline Fall hard
Battle-scarred stuntman Colt Seavers springs back into action when a movie star suddenly disappears. As the mystery deepens, he soon finds himself ensnared in a sinister plot that pushes him to the edge of a fall more dangerous than any stunt.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:10 | “Thanks so much for the stunt chat.” That’s what we’re calling it now. |
| 6:07 | Apparently that’s the Fall Guy truck. |
| 12:56 | “That’s messed up, you can’t pull Rocky on me like that.” |
| 20:34 | The director thing looks good on her, the hat not so much. |
| 23:20 | Was Ryan Gosling legit just set on fire there? |
| 32:13 | That might be the cutest thing ever, sniffling in the car to Taylor Swift. |
| 40:57 | “Yea, just act like I own everyone and everything and there are no repercussions for my actions.” |
| 50:24 | The meta stuff here is so well done. |
| 58:30 | She’s ended up doing the camerawork, do directors do that? |
| 1:01:47 | “I love listening to people murder my favourite songs.” |
| 1:11:59 | Sell cockatoo. Buy koala. Yep. |
| 1:15:09 | “I’m a pickle.” |
| 1:26:21 | So clever. Love this. |
| 1:41:02 | I really do want to watch this movie within a movie. |
| 1:48:49 | “It’s not entrapment because you’re wearing the wire dipshit.” So good! |
Thoughts
What a brilliant movie. David Leitch said he made it as a love letter to stunt people and it absolutely is that - I learned so much and was so impressed by what we saw. The story is fun, and cleverly worked so that you don’t necessarily see the twists and turns coming, and the romance layered on top of the action works really well. I enjoyed the meta way the making of the film directly related to what was happening (split screen, and how the third act worked, etc).
The best thing about this film (aside from Ryan Gosling being about as handsome as it’s possible to be) was that there was nothing wasted. Nothing was in there just to be in there, every little detail and plot point had a purpose and was referenced later. It was fantastically done and a lot of fun to watch.
Rating: 5 / 5