Apologies in advance for how brief this review is going to be, but I don't have much time on my hands, and I don't think I've ever had less to say about a film, so I'm not going to try and pad this out to a normal review length and just say all that I think needs saying, which is very little.
In Free Guy, Ryan Reynolds plays a guy named Guy who is a non-player character in an open-world video game called Free City. But, after falling for a girl who has a personal vendetta against the game, Guy's entire way of living and view of reality as he knows it will change.
I wasn't expecting much from Free Guy, just an enjoyable two hours with some laughs and cool visuals. And, yeah, that's basically what I got. Ryan Reynolds continues to be such an almost effortlessly funny talent in this film, as he has to do very little to get a laugh out of the audience, which is great. The rest of the cast was good too, with Taika Waititi, who plays the creator of the game in the film, being the other notable standout - he's also a naturally funny presence. The video game world in the film is also very well realised, with some really interesting visuals that give it the right feel and make it fun to watch, and also some really funny riffs on certain conventions of video games. There's a running gag throughout the film that I thought was consistently hilarious, and that's Ryan Reynolds' character being completely desensitised to crazy occurances such as explosions, vehicles crashing, people being shot / run over (including himself), and so on. The film does also make an attempt to have some substance beneath everything as it does do a decent job exploring the idea of discovering your reality isn't what it seems and raising the age-old question of what the point of existence is, which isn't anything new or noteworthy but still nice to see.
Much like many other releases at the moment, Free Guy isn't anything remarkable. It's yet another film that I enjoyed while it was on, but will probably not be thinking about much again or rushing back to see. That's really the main drawback with it - the fact that it doesn't have much to offer beyond just being an entertaining time while it's on. Still, there is plenty to enjoy in Free Guy from the performances, to the visuals, to the humour, so I think it's definitely a solid watch and something anyone can enjoy at least a little bit.
I'm going to give Free Guy a 7.0/10
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