Film - Free Guy

In a world that is divided into blue shirts and sunglasses wearers, Guy (Ryan Reynolds) is the former. Always positive and happy, he looks forward to doing the exact same thing every day, working in a bank with his best mate, who handles the security; not very well though as they are robbed at gun point on a daily basis. At this, Guy and Buddy just lay down as instructed, have a chat about their lives and then carry on with their day. 

It turns out, Guy’s world is not real but he is a bit part character, a NPC (non playing character) in a game. These are the guys that get run over, caught in cross fire, thrown off buildings in games. Everything changes when he notices a woman and follows her down the street, manages to acquire some sunglasses and see’s what the rest of the ‘world’ sees through them. 

There is much love for Canada’s Tim Hortons, without mentioning the name of the coffee chain as Guy goes in every day and asks for the same coffee. (I write that as I’ve just come into a coffee shop and staff knew exactly what I wanted, even though I do change it up a bit). Otherwise, Free Guy runs races through all the stereotypes of gamers, from the quietly clever  teenagers to the ambitious ‘yes’ man who wants to please his boss, the billionaire who steals other people’s ideas. Wonder who he is based on?

Characteristically, Guy is the only person that can save the world from all this violence and chaos. Free Guy is a bit of summer fun with very little annoyance (other than the romance bit)
7/10