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This might be one of the most pleasant surprises that I've ever seen as far as movies go. I went in to this not expecting to enjoy it and found myself loving a majority of it. I was not sold on this at all until I heard about the great cast and saw some positive reviews that were encouraging. Free Guy follows Guy, who's a non-playable character in a video game who begins to learn more about the world he's living in. This film is quite the fun ride, with tons of hilarious moments among the variety of characters that we get, including some noteworthy cameos. Guy is a really kind and likeable character that you easily root for, selling himself as the underdog who can still hold his own and prove he's not just an NPC. While Guy is great, my favorite character in this has to be Molotov Girl/Millie. She's just so incredibly charming in this, even if she's standoffish at the beginning. Her and Guy have this amazing chemistry going between them throughout that I was attached to. This ends up being a wonderful romance story disguised as a comedy.
One issue that I did have with this is that it felt like it didn't portray video games and people that play them all that accurately, and seemed more like a haphazard attempt of what the writers think it's like. Though it is an interesting concept to explore a game that could be this immersive in its ability to place the players inside of the game. The flaw that stands out the most to me though is the villain, Antoine, played by Taika Waititi. I was so unamused by this character, where the logic of his stance that he was taking against the main characters just didn't make sense all that much. It seemed like he was just doing everything for the sake of being the bad guy. He also has some lines of dialogue where he tries to sound cool and makes references to pop culture, and it just made me cringe often. Waititi was going for it here, but it misses the mark. As far as other performances go, Reynolds doesn't fail to disappoint in his humor and appeal, even though he still has that Deadpool-like persona.
Comer nails her role as the love interest of Guy's character, while Keery plays a nerdy yet endearing character in Keys. Lil Rel Howery was also a great fit for this film, with numerous hilarious moments with his character. Cardarople has a hilarious cameo, but the one who really stole this for a bit was Channing Tatum. His cameo was definitely one of the best highlights of this movie, and he pulls it off so well. Free Guy ends up being a surprisingly great comedy with a well-done romance fit in between along with many likeable characters, with the exception of an illogical and unamusing villain.
Rating 8.7/10
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