Day 62 Logan Lucky [2017]
Screenplay Rebecca Blunt
Director Steven
Soderbergh
Cinematography Steven
Soderbergh
Music David
Holmes
Leads Channing Tatum, Adam
Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keogh, Katie Holmes, Seth MacFarlane, Sebastian
Stan, Katherine Waterston, Hilary Swank
Production Trans-Radial Pictures, Free
Association
IMDb 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes 92%
I was interested when I first saw the trailers
for this one. Daniel Craig with peroxide blonde hair, in prison uniform, sleeve
tattoos and a Southern (US) accent. That’s enough to make anyone want to watch
it. It’s also the great Steven Soderbergh’s return to directing, coming out of
retirement to direct his wife’s screenplay (it’s an open secret that Rebecca
Blunt is a pseudonym for his wife Jules Asner). This was a refreshing film. A
redneck Ocean’s 11. Jimmy (Tatum), an ex-coal miner with a knee problem,
gets let go from his job fixing sinkholes at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in
North Carolina. Jimmy’s younger brother Clyde (Driver) is missing part of his
left arm after serving in Iraq and now tends the bar at a roadside saloon.
After an altercation with a NASCAR team owner and driver (MacFarlane) at the
saloon, Jimmy reveals a plan to his brother to rob the Motor Speedway as during
his job fixing sinkholes he learnt about the vault underneath the speedway and
knows how to access it. They assemble a crew consisting of their sister Mellie
(Keough) as the getaway driver, Joe Bang (Craig) as the demolitions expert and
Bang’s brothers. They have to get Bang out of prison and back in without anyone
noticing too. It’s a fun film to watch, with plenty of laughs and action, and
Craig’s performance as Joe Bang is hilarious. I just felt there was something
missing from this film. I wanted to get to know certain characters more and
other characters less. Hilary Swank’s role as an FBI agent trying to work out
who committed the robbery is unnecessary, or at least far too short. I also
feel they should have picked someone British to play MacFarlane’s role as his
character was annoying and didn’t need as much screen time as he was given. The
Logans and the Bangs were the real stars and I would have liked more of them
and their shenanigans. The heist itself I thought was too quick too. Overall
though it’s definitely worth watching.
Acting 3
/ 4
Writing 3
/ 4
Cinematography 3
/ 4
Music 3
/ 4
HMD
rating 3 / 4