Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt deliver a fun action-comedy that reinvents the classic 80s television show and pays homage to a stunt work (which still doesn’t have an Oscar category!).

Colt Seavers (Gosling) is a high-profile stunt performer, arguably the best, and he’s been working as Tom Ryder’s (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) stunt double for years. He has a blossoming relationship with an AD, Jody (Blunt) and things are looking really good all around.

Until he has an accident on set that causes him to leave the business behind to park cars for a living.

When he’s approached by a film producer, Gail Meyer (Hannah Waddingham) with a job offer on Jody’s directorial debut, Colt thinks he has an opportunity to reconnect with Jody and perhaps, shakily, find a way back into his career.

Gail has ulterior motives though, it seems Ryder has gone missing, so in addition to doing the stuntwork for Jody’s sci-fi epic, Metalstorm, he has to figure out what happened to Tom and, if possible, get him back to set.

With lots of laughs, a little romance, film nods, and fantastic stunt work, Leith, who previously delivered the highly enjoyable Bullet Train (and Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde, Hobbs & Shaw) showcases the wonderful chemistry between Gosling and Blunt and invites the audience to enjoy the wonder of filmmaking.

The stunts are exemplary, the banter is delightful. Honestly, this feels like a wonderful date movie, there’s enough romance, enough action, and enough laughs to entertain almost all comers.

Gosling, like Blunt, is just inherently likable and the pair are wonderfully easy to watch onscreen, you want their characters to be happy, and you can’t help but laugh as Colt gets the upper hand on the film’s baddies.

Stephanie Hsu and Winston Duke both have entertaining roles, Duke’s stunt coordinator is just as jazzed about film as Seavers and Hsu’s Alma sets up a great friendship between Colt and a dog that seems to be a nice nod to the John Wick films.

The film never seems to take itself too seriously while treating stunt work with the highest respect. And why doesn’t it have an Oscar category yet?

Of course, there’s the requisite cameos from series stars Lee Majors and Heather Thomas but this version of The Fall Guy is very much its own thing, sharing only the slightest of DNA with the Glen A. Larson series. But damn this one was fun!

I think this one needs a rewatch, there’s so much throwaway dialogue and film references, and little nods to so many other films, and of course, that stunt work! Not to mention the fantastic chemistry between the leads.

This one is very much worth your time, and is perfect for date night.