Ryan Reynolds!!!!!Everybody loves Ryan Reynolds. Yes, this is way better than Deadpool. You can't change my mind.
First off, whoever was on the creative/writing side of this movie is a genius and needs a raise. A movie through the perspective of a self-conscious video game NPC is the best idea ever. And then to use it as a multi-layered rom-com! I want to meet the people who made this movie just to bask in their genius for a moment. To bring in Ryan Reynolds just puts another 10 pounds of icing on an already massive and dense cake. Fun Fact: This the second Disney movie to have Fortnite in it. Since Fortnite was released five years ago, it makes a cameo on average every 2.5 years. We can expect another one in the next Indiana Jones movie. I'm glad they didn't go for the "pathetic gamer makes a difference" b-plot most movies about video games have. Ready Player One does it. Pixels Does It. The good movies don't do that. This movie doesn't do that either, but that was implied by the last statement. I think Ryan Reynolds is a pretty funny guy. He has a lot of good lines in the movie that he delivers really well. He did a really good job of sticking to the tone of the movie, which brings me to my second point. I really enjoyed the ironically upbeat tone of the movie. We aren't in a video game world. We are in an NPC's world. It's a great way to keep the movie engaging for families and it gives an easy way to get laughs from random stuff that goes on behind the characters. Free Guy is not a perfect movie, but it will definitely do for a family night or just a by-yourself night if you're like me. 8.5/10
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