Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Chris Evans, Hugh Jackman, Channing Tatum, Ryan Doyle, Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Sophie Levy, John Krasinski, Dwayne Johnson, Tina Fey, Owen Burke, Michael Malvesti, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Tait Fletcher, Michael Tow, Timothy John Smith, Matthew Cardarople, Alex Trebek, Naheem Garcia, Vernon Scott, Britne Oldford, Jodie Comer, Leah Procito, Cassidy Neal, LilRel Howery, Brandon Scales, Joe Keery, Kayla Caulfield, Colin Allen, Gabrielle Lorthe, Kenneth Israel, Charlie Lehmer, Ian Wallace, Octavia Chavez-Richmond, Camille Kostek, David Morwick, David Arthur Sousa, Seán McLoughlin, Imane Anys, Lannan Eacott, Kayla Rae Vesce, Ninja, Aaron W Reed, Mark Lainer, Anabel Graetz, Mike Devine, Ric Plamenco, Patrick Vincent Curran, Francisco Marquez, Justin Johnston, Jonathan De Azevedo, Destiny Claymore, Charlotte Levy, Bob Gilliam, Terri Schwartz, Mariama Conde, Raj Jawa, Elainy Mata, Jack McLaglen, Rosario Corso, Minh-Anh Day, Lily Steven, Briana Mitchell, DanTDM, Omar Ghonim, C.G. Alexander, Joey Courteau
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Reviews
75
Less inventive that it gives itself credit for, Free Guy qualifies as a summer blockbuster with something mildly compelling to say; not the most articulate or substantial in its exploration of its most interesting ideas, to be sure, but enjoyable nonetheless
75
In a genre where winky self-awareness has become standard-issue, Free might have come off as manic and hollow; instead, it has fun having a heart.
75
This epic, crowd-pleasing adventure, one of the funniest movies of the year, needn’t be as good as “The Truman Show” or “Wreck-it-Ralph” to be entertaining. It just needs to emotionally feel real, as real as Guy feels himself to be. In that regard, “Free Guy” is a winner.
75
But there’s something surprising about its approach to both blockbuster filmmaking and Ryan Reynolds star vehicles. It’s at once a Deadpool riff and the absolute opposite, a violent video game movie that’s about how fighting isn’t actually the answer. And what’s more, it commits to those lofty aspirations, couching a sweet little love story in the CG-addled mayhem of a Ryan Reynolds action-adventure flick.
70
IGN
Free Guy delivers a first hour that is outrageously entertaining, stuffed with gonzo action, goofy gags, star power, big ideas, and plenty of Easter Eggs for lovers of movies and video games. However, in its second half, the joyful journey is derailed by a slog of a side quest, falling short of the potential set-up.
