Free Guy: Funny and Thought Provoking


 Ryan Reynolds has had a long career, in which he's played many different roles. 

Then he played Deadpool, and that changed things forever. 

Now he plays the Deadpool character in every movie, which some people don't like! I LOVE Deadpool, though, so it's fun to see Ryan turn his inner Deadpool up or down depending on the role he's playing. Sometimes he's VERY Deadpool, and sometimes he's just a little bit.

He's pretty Deadpool in Free Guy, but with the kind of wide-eyed wonder of the main character in Lego Movie. You can imagine his character in Free Guy singing the "Everything is Awesome" song throughout the whole movie.

So it's fun! If you like his sense of humor, you'll enjoy the movie. But it's more than that. It takes a look at AI and its role in society. It also asks some really interesting philosophical questions about why we're here and what our purpose is. It really makes you think if you let it.

The only weakness, I think, is the antagonist. I don't know what the actor was going for, but Taika Waititi completely drops the ball. He is annoying and whiny and silly and annoying. Did I say annoying twice? That's how annoying he was. I hated every scene he's in, and not in a good way. His performance reminds me of Tim Curry in the Three Muskateers. He tried hard to be funny and evil and failed in both. 

But besides him, the cast is solid and very funny. 

I recommend this movie, but I won't give it the "highly recommend" stamp of approval due to the weak antagonist.

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