They made a TV show back in the day starring the Six Million Dollar Man, about a guy who did stunts for all the big movies and TV shows. Plus, he like, solved crimes and shit. I think. I don’t know, I can’t say I remember much of it. It was awhile ago. But it did have some pretty kick-ass stunts, a cool truck, and a quite attractive blonde. This follows that model. Though technically, Emily Blunt may be a brunette, but I don’t really pay much attention to the tabloids on such matters.
While the plot here is kind of secondary in order to piece together a crazy amount of action sequences, stuntman extraordinaire Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) and kinda girlfriend/camerawoman Jody Moreno,(Emily Blunt) experience a breakup, coincidingly with a failed stunt, and an injured Colt hides himself from everyone in the obscure world of D&D fan fiction while being a parking lot chauffeur. I think the other term is valet driver. One of those might not be right, but fuckit. So of course like 18 months later, their paths coincidentally cross again as he is sucked back into the world of Stuntmanning. And feelings need to be dealt with, blah blah blah. Mainly through getting set on fire, punched in the face, thrown from trucks, falling from balconies, exploded in boats, stabbed by pens, and many other violences. So many violences. Of course, some dastardly plottenings as well, because, you know, Hollywoord!
This is a movie that is basically based on cool and crazy stunts, and quite honestly, it is rather awesome in that regard. Not only does it do justice to the unsung stunt people out there, risking their lives after repeated beatings committed to their bodies and souls for your amicable amusements, it also stars Emily Blunt. This makes sense in that director Leitch basically co-directed John Wick with fellow stunt choreographer Chad Stahelski. The plot is what it is, some basic intrigue and cheese relationship drama, but it does have a lot of truly amusing antics and lines sprinkled throughout to make it a fun watch. After watching The Nice Guys, I give Ryan Gosling some comedic credit, which is carried through here. There’s a lot of humorous references throughout for any that even remember the time period of the original show, though if he really was a stunt guy on Miami Vice, I think he would’ve been, like, 8 years old. Logic, Schmogic, it’s still an entertaining action movie with decent dialogue and fantastic stunts. Cunning, actually. Cunning stunts. Not to be confused with Emily Blunts. Too far? Shut up. I don’t care. You can’t take Edge of Tomorrow from me. Ever. Or Looper. And maybe The Adjustment Bureau, but that one’s kind of iffy.
