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- 2017
- PG-13
- Fingerprint Releasing
- 1 h 58 m
- 2017
- PG-13
- Fingerprint Releasing
- 1 h 58 m
Summary Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy (Channing Tatum) and Clyde Logan (Adam Driver) set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Directed By: Steven Soderbergh
Written By: Jules Asner
- 2017
- PG-13
- Fingerprint Releasing
- 1 h 58 m
- 2017
- PG-13
- Fingerprint Releasing
- 1 h 58 m
Logan Lucky
78
6.9
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Summary Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy (Channing Tatum) and Clyde Logan (Adam Driver) set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Directed By: Steven Soderbergh
Written By: Jules Asner
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 Critic Reviews
78
92% Positive
47 Reviews
47 Reviews
4% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
4% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 Critic Reviews
78
92% Positive
47 Reviews
47 Reviews
4% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
4% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Independently financed and distributed by Soderbergh, Logan Lucky is a magnificent movie that comes disguised as a modest one. Or, as I like to call it, a Joe Bang.
Tatum is terrific as a sort of anti-Clooney, and Driver complements him perfectly.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 341 User Ratings
6.9
71% Positive
243 Ratings
243 Ratings
20% Mixed
67 Ratings
67 Ratings
9% Negative
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 341 User Ratings
6.9
71% Positive
243 Ratings
243 Ratings
20% Mixed
67 Ratings
67 Ratings
9% Negative
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
The whole movie is a trick, reversing our expectations at nearly every turn and casting actors in roles that they were not exactly born to play, but do so with relish.
Working with a script by first-time writer Rebecca Blunt, Soderbergh has made the sort of breezy, unpretentious, just-for-fun film that scarcely exists anymore, one almost anyone could enjoy.
It’s often enjoyable and very forgettable, which may be as good as it gets for movies released in August.
Though Logan Lucky’s funny and committed cast (also including Dwight Yoakam, an underused Katherine Waterston, and a barely there Hilary Swank) provides a steady supply of good-sized laughs, this film struck me as underachieving on several fronts.
Logan Lucky is not a contemptible piece of work. It’s a genuine effort by talented people that never quite comes off.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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This film reminded me of 'Raising Arizona', in terms of the main characters being somewhat dim witted Southerners. I admit I did find it amusing hearing Daniel Craig (both him and Katie Holmes) talk in a 'real fine drawl', although perhaps that might not appeal to all. The comedy is pretty simplistic I suppose. Its an easy watch and its somewhat entertaining but its not the sort of film I can see myself thinking back to for any reason other than to smirk at Craig's aforementioned southern accent, frankly. The plot was a little too slow to build up to start with, that left me feeling a little unenthusiastic about it. Its entertaining at times but its certainly not particularly good, so I wouldn't recommend it. Its a case of being one of those films thats so chees-ily bad, its kind of borderline good, in a slapstick comic book comedy sort of a way.
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This film is the much anticipated comeback of renowned director Steven Soderbergh, known for his Ocean’s Eleven and Twelve heist movies as well as other classics like Sex, Lies and Videotapes. Heist movies can be extremely entertaining, and there was certainly enough entertainment value here to keep the viewer glued to the screen. Nevertheless, it does not quite play like the vintage brand one would expect from one of the world’s most talented directors.
And there is no shortage of talent—Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Katie Holmes, Seth MacFarlane, a small part for Hilary Swank, and a supporting role for, surprisingly, Daniel Craig. Craig’s role as Southern blue-collar Joe Bang, who appears to have a low IQ unless he’s making a bomb, in which case he becomes a chemistry genius, is a far cry from James Bond or even for that matter, from Craig’s character in Layer Cake. His crew-cut hair is bleached albino white, he sports an unhealthy pallor with sunken eyes, offset by body-building muscles, too many tattoos, and a Southern accent so thick that maybe it would only be found in a remote pocket of hillbilly, Appalachian society, and even there it may not exist. His most famous line here, “Ah aym iyn-CAR-cer-RATED,” hints at parody. This is all perhaps a tribute to Craig’s acting range, because if you were madly in love with James Bond, after seeing Joe Bang, you’ll get over it. Not that Craig will care. He has never been very receptive to fawning fans, even before he married Rachel Weisz, back when he tried to deter the swooning mobs by standing up at a Bond premiere in London and publicly announcing, “I love Satsuki Mitchell.”
Channing Tatum plays Jimmy Logan who, laid off from a construction job because of an old injury, decides he needs to get easy money and to do so, plans the perfect heist. Rather than rob a bank, he robs the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race where the cash bets are delivered by way of pneumatic tube transport, which is a network of tubes that propels cylindrical containers by air vacuum. The containers hold the cash and end up deep underground in a basement to which the thieves have access. In order to pull this off, they have to break master thief Joe Bang out of jail for one afternoon and then safely return him before anyone notices he is gone. There are accomplices, including Bang’s two halfwit brothers (Jack Quaid and Brian Gleeson). Katie Holmes plays Jimmy Logan’s ex-wife and mother of his adorable little girl (Farrah Mackenzie), who can sing and dance and compete in Little Miss West Virginia’s beauty, glitz, and talent contest.
The plot is complicated and often elucidated by the characters speaking in their exaggerated Southern brogue, which is at times impossible to understand. The confusion is such that the viewer will simply focus on the action, which is well directed by Soderbergh. And with all those famous actors producing a fair number of magical moments, the film is watchable.
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Another heist movie with delusions of grandeur.
You're missing nothing apart from an interesting turn from Daniel Craig.
The rest of it is a snore fest
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This movie couldn't make up its mind if it is supposed to be funny. The romance falls flat. The father / daughter subplot feels unnecessary. The casting of Adam Driver is questionable. Nothing against the hillbillies of West Virginia, but almost everyone in the movie is incredibly attractive. I expect a twist at the end of a caper film, but this one dragged on and on for an extra 20 minutes at least. Save your money.
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Production Company
Fingerprint Releasing,
Trans-Radial Pictures,
FilmNation Entertainment,
Bleecker Street Media,
Free Association,
Linmon Pictures
Release Date Aug 18, 2017
Duration 1 h 58 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline See how the other half steals.
Awards
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Phoenix Critics Circle
• 1 Nomination
