THB #527: The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy is a movie you want to love.

Gosling is the most charming actor in the world. Blunt is the most charming actress in the world. The storyline is, basically, a rom-com stuck inside an action movie thriller, allowing room for any imaginable form of pure summer fun.

I liked The Fall Guy.

But it is also frustrating on a level that, for someone who knows their way around story structure, is almost incomprehensible. A little space and some time to think about the movie didn’t make it any better… it made it more frustrating.

The third act - which like all of the details, I will tell you nothing about, as there is no need to spoil this movie in any way to discuss it - is pretty kick ass. There are some clunky choices and missed opportunities, but it’s a pleasure. This is the action movie that David Leitch (the director) does really well. And as promised, it is a stunt fest.

But the first 2 acts are loaded with good and great ideas that simply don’t shape up into what the film is tryi…