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REVIEW | The Fall Guy is an absolute blast, if you can forgive the messy plot

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Ryan Gosling is Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy. (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)
Ryan Gosling is Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy. (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)

He's a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows, and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working-class hero must track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job.

The Fall Guy is a movie that loves movies.

It quotes, references, and pays homage to many blockbuster classics, from The Last of the Mohicans to The Fast and the Furious.

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