Guy has pretty normal days. He gets up to his alarm, says hello to Goldie his goldfish, eats breakfast whilst watching the violence-themed tv news, then walks to his job at the bank, stopping off to buy his usual coffee, then meets up with best friend bank security guard Buddy (Lil Rel Howery: Get Out, Tag) where bank heists are an every day occurence.
Guy falls instantly in love and feels he must get to know the girl of his dreams. But Millie will only talk to Guy if he levels up. Can a lowly NPC change a game from the inside? And can a NPC change the world on the outside?
My husband and I were looking forward to going back to the cinema for the first time in what felt like forever and we absolutely loved this film. We don't think it was just the excitement of returning to the full cinematic experience but the movie itself. With an original take on the AI premise and great acting across the board (trust me, I feel nobody but Ryan Reynolds could nail the part of Guy so well, I adore Jodie Comer in everything I have seen her in, and Taika Waititi's villian was inspired), this film was the perfect start to getting back to normal film viewing. I'm so pleased it was pushed back to ensure cinematic release as it adds to the 'in the game' feel.
We laughed, I cried and and we shared some knowing looks at some of the references (which I won't share here because I want this review to be spoiler free so you can go and watch the movie and be blown away by them yourself).
Even though a lot of the actors were playing NPCs there was joy in them discovering new things that are normal every day things to us (which felt very poignant to how we all seem to be feeling in this post-pandemic world), so there was a point in the film when I wanted Keys worker friend Mouser (Utkarsh Ambudkar: Brittany Runs A Marathon, Blindspotting) to stop blindly following the orders of the boss and try to see what was really happening. Especially as it begins to be at the expence of his supposed 'friend' and work colleague. Then I realised, was this a mirror to show how we humans can be NPCs in our own lives sometimes and that we should all wake up and see how the world really is? That we could go out and make the world we want for ourselves. Maybe.
This film is fantastic feel good gaming action from start to finish, with brilliant little touches that the gaming community, film franchise fans and others will pick up on, plus a scattering of hilarious cameos. Packed with humour and a message that seems particuarly relevant in the current climate, I recommend going to see it as soon as you can.
Trust me, I will be going again.
IMDB Trivia: The movie is the second video game fuelled film to be written by Zak Penn (following Ready Player One), was included in the 2016 'Black List' of most liked scripts and it is Alex Trebek's final cameo in a movie,
Tagline: The world needed a hero. They got a guy.
My rating: 10/10
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