The Fall Guy (2024) is a delightful movie with charming leads, exciting stunts, and blend of humor, action, and romance. Check out the details in my parents guide movie review.
The Fall Guy (2024) releases in theaters across the United States tomorrow, Friday, May 3, 2024. The film stars Ryan Gosling (Colt Seavers), Emily Blunt (Jody Moreno), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Tom Ryder), Hannah Waddingham (Gail Meyer), Teresa Palmer (Iggy Starr), Stephanie Hsu (Alma Milan), Winston Duke (Dan Tucker), Ben Knight (Dressler), Matuse (Doone), and Adam Dunn (Nigel). It was written by Drew Pearce and Glen A. Larson, and directed by David Leitch. Check out the details in my parents guide movie review.
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The Fall Guy (2024) Parents Guide
In The Fall Guy (2024): After leaving the business one year earlier, battle-scarred stuntman Colt Seavers springs back into action when the star of a big studio movie suddenly disappears. As the mystery surrounding the missing actor deepens, Colt soon finds himself ensnared in a sinister plot that pushes him to the edge of a fall more dangerous than any stunt.
The Fall Guy (2024) Age Rating Parents Guide
Let’s take a look at what concerned parents need to know about the age ratings of the movie before letting their younger audiences watch The Fall Guy (2024).
Language: The Fall Guy (2024) contains some strong language with profanity used throughout. Stronger words include the use of sh*t, bullsh*t, p*&&y, d*mn, a**, and more.
Mature Content: Other than the strong language in the film, there are also intense violent and action scenes that put the lives of the characters in danger. A stuntman falls from a building in a freak accident. He is also shown driving and flipping cars, being set on fire, and more. Characters are shown in hand-to-hand combat, wielding weapons, shooting guns, being shot, kidnapped, attempted murder, and murder. There is alcohol and drug use in the film; a character is drugged and sees unicorns.
Age Rating of the Movie The Fall Guy (2024): Universal Pictures The Fall Guy movie rating has an PG-13 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA rating) for action and violence, drug content and some strong language, and the parental guidelines advisory recommends it for mature audiences, an older audience, an adult audience, younger viewers, young adults, little kids, older kids, and teens aged 13 years and older. The suggestion of parental guidance or a legal guardian (adult guardian) for this restricted PG-13 category is highly suggested for young children, teenage children, and young kids under 13 years of age in this PG-13-rated motion pictures for adult material. The minimum age recommendation is 13 years old.
Overall Thoughts
The best part about The Fall Guy 2024 is the dynamic duo, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. The two are a winning team, bringing charisma and wit to their roles as a stuntman and an aspiring film director. Gosling brings his signature charm to Colt, the weathered stuntman with a good heart. He portrays the physical demands of the role convincingly, but also injects humor and vulnerability into Colt’s struggles with Hollywood and his past. While Gosling relies on stunt performers for the most dangerous scenes, he reportedly did a significant amount of his own stunt work, which adds to the film’s authenticity.
Blunt plays Jody, Colt’s ex-girlfriend who’s become a disillusioned director. She portrays the character’s ambition and drive, but also her frustration with the Hollywood machine, illiciting the tension directors face when trying to command a film and the pending deadlines and budget restrictions they face. The pair volley back and forth their feelings from a prior relationship/fling they had throughout the movie, offering heartfelt quips and candid accusations much to the delight of the audience amidst all the action shots and retakes on the set.
The Fall Guy strikes a great balance between high action, comedy, romance, a varied rocking soundtrack, and just overall feel good performances. It never takes itself too seriously, keeping everything light and fun the whole way through making its slightly over two hour runtime breeze on by. You needn’t be familiar with the TV show to enjoy this movie, but fans of the original should know it isn’t quite the same premise, at least not at this time. If it is as successful as it appears it will be, I wouldn’t rule out a sequel in a couple more years.
