Free Guy

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
  • boss-981-447297 - 2 June 2024
    Very good time, entertaining, enjoyable, poignant.
    Finally, Free Guy is available in PVOD, and I could watch it. Man, this movie is awesome. Let me score it a solid 8 out of 10 right from the start.

    This is Ryan Reynolds at his best. If you liked Dead Pool, you will like this one. Aside from a few short clips I stumbled across on social media, I had yet to learn about this movie. I was surprised to see that this is a video game movie done right damn right.

    Of course, the story itself is your basic popcorn feel-good movie. Nothing extraordinary, but the production value and how they tell this story are very well done. You won't regret it. It's funny and witty, pleases the eye, and is a good time. I watched it twice already, and it still holds up.

    The casting is absolutely on point. All the main actors are perfect for their roles, particularly Jodie Comer. That was a tricky casting because she had to be good enough to perform alongside Ryan and Joe Keery and feel in the right place. If she didn't work, the movie wouldn't work. And it works beautifully. Ryan is as delightful as ever, and Stranger Things' Joe Keery is not too behind.

    Taika Waititi adds extra layers of fun, and I can't help but hear Korg sometimes. The extra casting, celebrities, and Easter eggs in this movie just add up to a funny experience.

    Director Shawn Levy did a fantastic job of balancing all the pieces together. Cinematography, editing, and special effects, he did know how to use the tools available to him. It's fast-paced, very dynamic, very immersive. He could make a movie with Fortnite and GTA and get away with it. Anyone immersed in the gamer culture will quickly feel at home here. It never feels like a dumb corporate guy shoehorning stuff he doesn't understand, and at the same time, it doesn't feel like a gamer (who doesn't know how to write) trying to appease other gamers with just fan service. It has balance, and more importantly, the story plot - although very unrealistic, of course - doesn't make you cringe.

    All in all, it was very worth the wait. We need more movies this good. Disney was smart to let the producers do what they wanted with the crossovers of the properties they already owned. It sometimes feels like a very good YouTube or TikTok production, but this is a good thing for the audience they want to appease.

    Again, a very solid 8/10.
  • VetteRanger - 12 February 2024
    This film surprised many
    While I haven't played any of the MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Onlin Role Playing Games) of the type this film is based on, I did play World of Warcraft for many years. There is a lot of bleed over in terms of quests and interaction with NPCs (Non Player Characters).

    I think Ryan Reynolds, as the eventually self-aware NPC, maybe overplays the "aw shucks golly" factor a bit here, or I might have given the film ten stars. The story is entrancing and has that multi-level factor ... as the action takes place both in the game and in reality. The idea of an NPC leveling up was great, from the viewpoint of an MMO player. It wouldn't surprise me to see some game designers decide to throw that in somewhere. LOL

    Highly recommended.