‘The Stuntman’ brings adventure that entertains and pays homage to action cinema; g1 has already seen | Movie theater

“The Stunt”, a film that officially premieres this Thursday (2), already wins over the audience in the first few minutes. In a frantic montage, the audience sees a sequence of action scenes from famous films, where the stars are replaced by professionals who practically bust themselves to make the films look incredible.

Soon after, the protagonist Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) is introduced, an experienced stuntman who, among other works, replaces Hollywood star Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) in the most risky moments of productions. This introduction already shows that fun is guaranteed, especially for those who love watching this type of cinema.

And, really, “The Stuntman” manages to be an incredible, fascinating and (why not?) funny tribute to those whose job is to be in danger in front of the cameras, at the same time as it is a pleasant adventure that Hollywood knows how to do very well .

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In the film, Colt returns to the studios after a period of time away due to an accident, at the request of Tom’s agent, Gail (Hannah Waddingham, from the series “Ted Lasso”), in addition to resuming his role, to meet the actor, who mysteriously disappeared in the middle of filming. He soon discovers that the film Ryder was making is directed by Jody (Emily Blunt), with whom he was having an affair and is furious because he disappeared without giving any news.

But things get complicated during his investigation and, suddenly, he finds himself involved in a plot more deadly than any production he has ever participated in. To prevent his situation from getting even worse, Colt will have to use his knowledge and cunning to escape the threats that come his way. And, ultimately, try to resolve your relationship with Jody.

Few people know (or even remember) that “The Stuntman” is based on the TV series “Hard to Fall”, which was released in 1981 and lasted six seasons. The film, although it repeats characters and situations, bears little or no resemblance to the series. The objective of the film, in addition to paying homage to the category of which the protagonist is a part, is to re-present the original idea to a new audience, more accustomed to blockbusters. In this, the film is successful.

By showing behind the scenes of a major film production from the point of view of Gosling’s character, director David Leitch (from “Deadpool 2” and “Bullet Train”), who is a former stuntman, shows all the love he feels for this profession and wants the viewer to share this feeling with him. But the filmmaker also wants to show service and, therefore, performs incredible action sequences, some done by the main actor in his film, which provides good moments.

But not everything is rosy and the film has a serious problem of sometimes telling a joke and not knowing when to stop. A good example of this is in the relationship between Colt and Jody. When they start arguing in public during recording, the sequence really generates a lot of laughs. But, some time passes and the director played by Blunt comes back to talk about the same things, which culminates in a karaoke song that should make people laugh, but ends up somewhere in the middle.

The problem, in this case, is in the script written by Drew Pearce (from “Iron Man 3” and “The Fast and the Furious: Hobbs and Shaw”, also by Leitch). Furthermore, the screenwriter doesn’t develop the police plot very well and it’s not very difficult to guess the plot’s twists and turns. If it were a little more elaborate, the film would certainly be even better.

At least, “The Stuntman” brings nostalgic audiences a good dose of references that will warm their hearts. After all, in addition to “Hard to Fall” itself, the film makes nods to classic series such as “Miami Vice” and “The Six Million Dollar Man”, which also starred Lee Majors, interpreter of the original Colt Seavers. These memories appear for free, sometimes. But it cannot be denied that the effect of generating joy among fans is successfully achieved.

Success, in fact, was the choice of the film’s main cast. Ryan Gosling, who always wanted to participate in the project, takes advantage of the good phase he is experiencing in cinema after conquering the world (and almost an Oscar) as Ken in the hit “Barbie”, and makes his new character someone very charismatic, which helps the spectator rooting for him. Emily Blunt isn’t far behind and proves that she makes a good partnership with Gosling on the big screen.

Another good partner of the protagonist is Winston Duke, who plays Colt’s friend both on the film set and in an attempt to free him from the problems that arise while investigating the case. The actor, who had already stood out in “Black Panther”, also draws attention here.

While Hannah Waddingham is very functional in her performance, Aaron Taylor-Johnson steals every scene in which he appears as the totally clueless Hollywood star. His character seems like it was made to parody another famous Tom from cinema and that’s exactly what’s funny. Both in their attitudes and their quirks.

With one of the funniest post-credits scenes (especially for fans of the original series), “The Stuntman” is one of those productions that really lives up to the expression “popcorn movie”. You can enjoy it a lot without any major demands and it has the potential to become a franchise in the future.