Review of Logan Lucky (2017) by Isadore H — 22 Aug 2017

Channing Tatum and Adam Driver are the main actors, but Daniel Craig is the one who steals the show in his unique performance as a convicted felon who is needed for his expertise. This is also the second feature film of the summer I have seen in theaters that makes use of John Denvers 'Country Roads' as a miniature plot device (Alien: Covenant was the first) The most recent soderbergh film I saw was Side Effects, also featuring Channing Tatum, and this was a drastic departure from the tone of that film.

There is plenty of laughs to be had here, although not as numerous as one may hope, but still consistently spread out through the entire film evenly. My main minor issue with this film is that it feels like it's going to end about a half hour earlier than it did, and the last half hour, though good, I'm not sure was essential to the film.

As excited as I was to see where Hillary Swanks character would go in the film, I was disappointed that she didn't get as much screen time as I hoped. I already stated my admiration for Craig's performance, but the truth is everyone does a fantastic job in this film, and I thought the little girl in the film did just as good of a job as everyone else.

As usual with Soderbergh films, it looks amazing and is very slick in its camerawork. I can definitely say I was satisfied with this film and I will likely be purchasing it on Blu Ray when it comes out.