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Free Guy Review

  Certificate: 12A Running time: 115 minutes  Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi, Joe Keery Directed by: Shawn Levy The story: When a bank teller decides to liven up his ordinary life, he has no idea that he is actually an NPC in popular online game Free City. The verdict: There are certain actors known for ‘doing their thing’ and if you’re looking for comedy delivered  with deadpan accuracy then Mr Ryan Reynolds is your man. This isn’t a criticism of Reynolds by any means, just a heads up that Free Guy is definitely a film in which Reynolds ‘does his thing.’ Delayed due to COVID (a sentence becoming commonplace in film reviews), Free Guy has finally made it to the big screen, and I have to say I think it was worth the wait. Bringing to mind several other films, though not by way of imitation, Free Guy is like Ready Player One meets The Truman Show meets The Lego Movie - and it’s just so much fun.  Chock full of pop culture and lots of laugh out moments, Free Guy ha