The Fall Guy Has Premiered, And People Are Loving The Ryan Gosling-Emily Blunt Action Movie

Ever since the 1980s series adapted film The Fall Guy premiered at the SXSW Film Festival on Tuesday, those who attended can’t stop talking about it. Fortunately, these first reactions are all saying great things about the action-comedy flick with its cast including Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. Throughout social media, X users are all in agreement that the upcoming Spring release knows how to pack a powerful punch with Gosling’s entertaining humor, his romantic chemistry with Blunt, and a glowing tribute to stunt workers.

Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s new movie The Fall Guy is about a stunt performer stepping up to find a missing actor from his ex-girlfriend’s directorial debut to save her movie. So far, reactions on social media have been incredibly positive. For example, Happy Sad Confused podcast host Josh Horowitz’s post believes the SXSW premiere film could be one of the best action movies of recent years.

Wow, that’s a high honor considering Ken is one of Ryan Gosling’s most memorable characters. When Barbie was first screened, social media users felt the former Mickey Mouse Club member was a scene-stealer and managed to get a Best Supporting Actor nomination on top of his acclaim. So if Josh Horowitz felt Gosling gave a better performance in his upcoming action-comedy, that’s really saying something. Rendy Jones of Rendy Reviews said in his X post that he found the Drive actor hilarious and loved the film’s impressive blend of the action and rom-com genres.

It looks like audiences are finding Ryan Gosling successfully bringing out his comedic charm to his unlikely hero character. Not to mention, it’s a good sign that The Fall Guy pays tribute to stunt performers as the risk-taking profession tends to be overlooked. After all, we’re still waiting for a Best Stunts category at the Oscars. This movie will clearly demonstrate to audiences what stunt performers go through doubling for action stars. Anthony Papetti of his No Assembly Required blog wrote in his praiseworthy tweet that he also loved Gosling’s “goofy” nature and honoring stunt performers while also adding in the amazing chemistry between him and Emily Blunt.

It’s always nice to see a fun action movie. This is especially true when the elements of comedy and even romance are brought into the mix to keep our attention growing. Based on The Fall Guy’s theatrical trailer, it appears there will be so much going on in the David Leitch-helmed film that will be pleasing to the eyes and ears. Scott Menzel, film critic and Editor-In-Chief of We Live Entertainment, commended in his tweet the film’s use of respect towards the stunt community, Gosling and Blunt’s successful chemistry, and adding Taylor Swift into the mix.

Based on The Fall Guy’s Super Bowl trailer, we see Ryan Gosling’s character, Colt, crying to Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well” in the car. Like he said, “Doesn’t everyone?” Nothing like seeing a grown action hero showing his vulnerability to T. Swift’s love ballads. Just that one scene alone tells me I’m gonna get a real laugh out of The Notebook actor’s performance. One more short-but-sweet tweet had Film Fragments podcast host, Bryan Sudfield, mention something very important about what else The Fall Guy celebrates.

Based on all of these glowing first-reaction reviews, The Fall Guy appears to bring back Ryan Gosling’s comedy side we saw in Barbie while also giving us kick-ass action sequences. Most importantly, all of these social media users agreed the Universal Pictures film is an excellent love letter to the stunt community. If you’re anxious to see what everyone else is talking about, the 2024 movie release hits theaters on May 3rd.