Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Rebecca Blunt (Screenplay)
Starring: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Seth MacFarlane, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterston, Hilary Swank
Plot: Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.
Tagline – See How The Other Half Steals
Runtime: 1 Hour 58 Minutes
There may be spoilers the rest of the review
Verdict: Fun Enough
Story: Logan Lucky starts as we follow Jimmy Logan (Tatum) as he loses his job and lets down his daughter, leaving his sister Mellie (Keough) getting him out of trouble, he loses his job and finds his ex-wife Bobbie Jo (Holmes) is moving to the next state. Jimmy’s brother is a one-armed bar tender Clyde (Driver) after his service in Iraq, the three siblings work on a big plan in the life of crime.
Jimmy’s plan is to first break Joe Bang (Craig) out of prison to help rob the Nascar event in North Carolina, after Jimmy has learnt how the money is transferred, will this plan go through as expected?
Thoughts on Logan Lucky
Characters – Jimmy Logan has been a down on his luck when it comes to jobs, being a responsible father leving him to reach the end of his hope. Jimmy has a plan to rob the Nascar race track on race day after learning how the money is trasnffered, now he puts together his team. His is a good man just wanting the best for his family. Clyde is the brother of Jimmy, he has lost a hand in Iraq and joins his brother in the plan. Joe Bang is the best safe cracker in the south, but he is behind bars, he will work on the team with his own rules which means breaking him out and giving him explosives. Mellie is the sister of the family, she uses her looks to get out of trouble and likes to show off her knowledge of cars.
Performances – Channing Tatum in the leading role works, he continues to show he can step away from the sex symbol he has created around himself to play the less desirable roles. Adam Drive also shows us another string to his talents in this dead pan comedy roles. Riley Keough is strong too through the film here she plays the typical redneck woman. Daniel Craig gives the best performance in the film, he gets the most laughs with his mad character that he doesn’t go over the top.
Story – The story is a heist movie from the lower class of America, we have the characters that have fallen on hard times over the usual experienced heist going team. The story works for a heist film and follows the books as you would imagine without being anything overly original and feeling long in places. We have the scene which reveals the heist to finishes off the moments of the story we might not have picked up on earlier.
Comedy/Crime – The comedy feels dead pan for the most part and does keep the tone of the crime side of the story feeling light, which works for the style the film is going for.
Settings – The settings work because it shows where the characters are from and how difficult their lives are.
Scene of the Movie – Science time.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – It feels long.
Final Thoughts – Simple by the book heist film, it has moments of comedy but it ends up being nothing overly original but easily watchable.
Overall: Easy to watch and fun.
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