Warning: This review contains spoilers of the movie
I am a fan of Ryan Reynolds and his movies and he did a solid job in this one. The premise of the movie was different and I enjoyed the special effects and the game aspect. It was similar to a Grand Theft Auto game, but he was a side character. I’m not entirely sure if that is true since I haven’t played GTA before. The main villain was also played quite well. He was funny yet pretty serious about not letting the public know about how the game was built. I feel like a lot of the problems could’ve been avoided if he licensed the software and went through the correct channels. Obviously people enjoyed playing the game and without all of this drama, they would’ve liked playing the sequel.
Since I watch Twitch streams, it was cool to see some of the biggest streamers talk about the game and Ryan Reynolds. It would’ve been even better if Imaqtpie was one of the streamers. He’s not as popular as he once was, but he’s still one of the few streamers I continue to follow. I wonder if the buff Ryan Reynolds was played by him in a buff suit or if it was played by someone else with some CGI or if it was him with CGI. The message of the movie was rather uplifting and I was glad that I watched it.