I can't understand why “The Fall Guy” underperformed at the box office. It stars two charismatic (and impossibly attractive) leads, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, both coming off the two biggest movies of last year (“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”). It was helmed by a great director, David Leitch, and earned positive reviews from critics and viewers alike.
Its premise is enjoyable, and crucially not too “out there” for the mainstream viewer, and it falls squarely within the accessible action-comedy genre. This movie had the perfect recipe for success. However, when it landed in theaters in early May it was met with an unenthusiastic shrug and failed to draw interest from movie-goers….
