The Fall Guy arrived in German cinemas this week and is particularly popular with fans of brutal action and casual sayings. However, the blockbuster also received some critical comments because the film with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt allows itself one Commentary on the trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heardwhich some fans consider “tasteless” view.
Joke at the expense of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard causes criticism after The Fall Guy premiere
In one scene of the action hit, Hannah Waddingham’s character, the cynical producer Gail Meyer, visits a trailer where an argument has just taken place and remarks to director Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt): “It’s like Amber and Johnny were just here.”
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Amber Heard in Aquaman
The saying was less well received by some viewers, who saw a joke at the expense of domestic violence “tasteless” looked at. A user wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that she couldn’t understand why jokes like this still appear in films:
The Fall Guy has made a tasteless ‘joke’ about the domestic violence Amber Heard suffered at the hands of Johnny Depp. It’s 2024, why do we write lines like that in films? Bad work.
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Everyone should be aware that the new ‘comedy’ The Fall Guy (in theaters this week) supposedly makes a cheap Amber/J*hnny joke. I’d like to ask the authors what they find so funny about domestic violence…
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Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard married in 2015 and divorced just 15 months later. Heard accused Depp of domestic violence in an article for the Washington Post, after which Depp sued his ex-wife for defamation. After a year-long court case, Depp finally got his verdict in 2022. Heard then also filed a defamation lawsuit against Depp. She was right on one of three points.
The Fall Guy: In cinemas now
The Fall Guy is on April 30, 2024 started in German cinemas. In addition to Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt and Hannah Waddingham, the film from Deadpool 2 director David Leach also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Bullet Train), Teresa Palmer (Lights Out), Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Winston Duke ( We) to see on the big screen.