. Rarely, however, are the plethora of other vital roles, all of which contribute to the final picture, given recognition or praise beyond the closing credits., few jobs involve performing death-defying feats only to have the star take all the credit. These dangerous escapades form the basis for David Leitch’s latest film,Ryan Gosling plays Colt Seavers, a slick stuntman for world-famous action star Tom Ryder .
Premised on the idea of an actor playing a stuntman who has his stunts performed by a stuntman, the film isn’t intended to be taken too seriously. The dialogue generally feels as though it was also written by the stuntman; Seavers and Moreno, making up the film’s perfunctory romantic arc, share little chemistry as a couple. And among the litany of jokes riddled throughout the screenplay, some stick the landing while others fall flat.