‘The Fall Guy’ Review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt Are Trapped in David Leitch’s Dull Action Comedy Misfire

Though the leads are charming and the stunts impressive, this latest from the “John Wick” director is more exhausting than exhilarating

The Fall Guy
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in "The Fall Guy" (Universal Pictures)

At Sunday’s Oscars, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt took to the stage to recognize the work of stunt performers who far too often go overlooked. The duo was as delightful, roasting each other over the infamous event that was Barbenheimer while taking part in a sly promotion of their new movie “The Fall Guy.”

It was a nice moment that felt compromised by the fact that there are not any such awards for stunts, an oversight that inexplicably persists, and a general sense that this represented how these very craftspeople are taken for granted unless they can be used to spice up a star-studded vehicle.

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