Free Guy
A bank teller called Guy realizes he is a background character in an open world video game called Free City that will soon go offline.
- Released: 2021-08-11
- Runtime: 115 minutes
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery, Joe Keery, Taika Waititi, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Owen Burke, Kayla Caulfield, Camille Kostek, Michael Malvesti, Cassidy Neal, Ryan Doyle, David Morwick, David Arthur Sousa, Britne Oldford, Sean McLoughlin, Pokimane, Lannan Eacott, Matthew Cardarople, Leah Procito, Sophie Levy, Brandon Scales, Michael Tow, Kayla Rae Vesce, Ian Wallace, Ninja, Alex Trebek, Aaron W Reed, Mark Lainer, Naheem Garcia, Anabel Graetz, Vernon Scott, Mike Devine, Ric Plamenco, Kenneth Israel, Colin Allen, Hugh Jackman, Dwayne Johnson, Tina Fey, John Krasinski, Patrick Vincent Curran, Francisco Marquez, Timothy John Smith, Justin Johnston, Jonathan De Azevedo, Destiny Claymore, Charlotte Levy, Octavia Chavez-Richmond, Bob Gilliam, Terri Schwartz, Mariama Conde, Raj Jawa, Charlie Lehmer, Elainy Mata, Jack McLaglen, Rosario Corso, Minh-Anh Day, Lily Steven, Gabrielle Lorthe, Briana Mitchell, DanTDM, Omar Ghonim, C.G. Alexander, Channing Tatum, Chris Evans, Tait Fletcher, Joey Courteau, Lara Spencer, Colette Levy, Olivia Z. Cote, Eugene Nomura, Euri Nomura, Jose Guns Alves, Ella Faria, Regina Taufen, Liam Campos, Piper Acord, Brett Schneider, Domenic Arduino, Emma Jonnz, Janelle Feigley, Brandon Scales
- Director: Shawn Levy
Comments
- andyajoflaherty - 8 January 2023
Don't have a good day, have a great day!
Free Guy has a pretty interesting premise if you think about it - what do NPC's in video games get up to when not interacting with players? Ryan Reynolds plays Guy, an NPC in an online open world game called Free City who somehow breaks free of his routine and begins interacting with a player he has fallen for. To say any more would spoil the plot, but to say this film is fun, bright, entertaining and funny would be an understatement. Reynolds is great as Guy, and even the rest of the cast do a great job of bringing this world to life. There are quite a few video game references that unlike in other films based on games don't feel forced and actually serve a purpose (looking at you, Ready Player One). Yes it may be a bit predictable, but I guarantee you'll have a smile on your face by the end. Worth your time, especially if you like games. - dantelnf - 26 November 2022
8.5
Many movies across the year have tried to replicate a gen z idea, there was the emoji movie, the searching movie, that one weird high school movie where for some reason the emo character took up half the screen time, but none have been as successful as this one, the best way to describe free guy is if the Truman show and the matrix had a baby, it's the modern take on the simulation, a showing of how most people live pathetic lives that are on repeat, but that we can escape the simulation and get out and do better, it also mixes in lots of pop culture in a way that doesn't feel forced, instead it feels like a love letter to those franchises, easily one of my favorite parts of this movie were the streamer and YouTuber cameos, which just bring life to this virtual and real world, Ryan renolds plays Ryan renolds, (no suprise there) but easily my favorite character by far was keys played by joe Kerry, he always gives of this anxious feel that stays consistent throughout the movie, and the plot twist at the end is just beautifully crafted. This, by far, is my favorite movie of 2021.
