14 Comments
May 12·edited May 12Liked by brian grubb

Brian there's the part where they're under the staircase and Gosling realizes they're about to get shot and he pushes the other person out of the way but it's in slow motion and you hear 1.5 seconds of the na-na-na-na sound effect from Six Million Dollar Man whenever bionic powers were used. and I ASCENDED TO A HIGHER PLANE OF BEING.

It's the perfect cinematic experience.

Expand full comment
author

god what a silly good time

Expand full comment
May 12Liked by brian grubb

I do not disagree with a single thing said here but...Ryan Gosling's resume is littered with "should have made more money" asterisks. He is an incredibly famous person who is widely regarded as one of the best actors of his generation, everyone SEEMS to like him but...people don't show up for his movies. There's a total disconnect between his fame and his actual, dollar-paying audience. It is FASCINATING.

Expand full comment
author

a) i would read a book about this

b) i'm a little surprised the barbie bump didn't help more

c) barbie bump is a good fake name

Expand full comment

This reminds me of the old 'is Ryan Reynolds a MOVIE STAR??' Bill Simmons rants

Expand full comment

I’m sorry Brian my whole family has been sick this month and it’s my busy season at work. I’ll do better.

Expand full comment

Haven't seen Fall Guy yet because I am an objectively terrible person, but I trust your rec. Also, that Seinfeld callout was excellent.

Expand full comment

It’s been bad timing and no urgency on our part. We’ve tried to see it on weekends at the nearby Alamo Drafthouse, but there haven’t been any good seats left on their pick-a-seat app (we need 3 together and not way up front). I’ll admit we’re spoiled and usually only go there for movies. We wound up seeing the Phantom Menace re-release instead. We’ll try again this weekend.

Expand full comment

We have tickets for Sunday!

Expand full comment

I was fairly annoyed by this movie when I saw it - David Leitch's shtick is either getting old or getting more grating, I assumed - but I am now realizing that it may be due to having seen it during the first 18 hours of a dumbass fast I was doing.

Never Gosling on an empty stomach.

Expand full comment

I took my Mom to see this movie. It was her choice. Ryan was fine for the role the film was large production special effect wise vibes to film. Ryan was ok , Emily was ok , The French bull dog was great and his best costar. . The film was a variant of Tropic thunder but without the buddy film basis. But a film making fantasy turned real life. I frankly never cared for Ryan character, or his love interest. The advertising campaign signaled what this was what the film was. All the actors seem to be lost in the large scale special effect. Hannah W and Aaron the superstar were flat cartoonish roles. Which is the directors writers fault. I would not recommend ,

Expand full comment
author

emilio i must respectfully disagree with all of your points here

Expand full comment

Ok

Expand full comment

How dare you compare this turd to Tropic Thunder! One of the greatest movies of this century.

Expand full comment