“The Fall Guy” wasn’t the summer’s big hit, but it still has moments worth watching.
Still in full snark mode, Ryan Gosling borrows a bit of his Ken-ergy to play Colt Seavers, an exceptional stunt man, able to do eight-and-a-half car roles, burning man bits and lots of free falls. He’s the double for a moody star (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) who goes all out off-screen, not on.
When the actor turns up missing, his agent (Hannah Waddingham) asks the stunt guy to find him.
Ryan Gosling, left, and Emily Blunt in “The Fall Guy.”
Without a completed film, Seavers’ girlfriend (Emily Blunt) could end her directing career before it even gets started. Much of the journey, it should be said, involves all kinds of stunts – ones that justify why Academy Award voters think it should be an Oscar category.
