Review of Logan Lucky (2017) by Reel Life R — 24 Aug 2017

Logan Lucky - A southern version of Ocean's Eleven without the clever twists or overall intrigue. While it sticks to the typical heist film formula, the unique characters do differentiate it enough to make it memorable.

Daniel Craig looks like he's having a blast with his character. The tongue-in-cheek marketing touted "and introducing Daniel Craig as Joe Bang," and it really does feel like you're seeing the actor for the first time with how completely against type this role is for him.

The dynamic between Channing Tatum and his character's daughter is adorable to watch. Their banter felt natural and off the cuff, making me buy into that relationship right away.

Hillary Swank is thrown into the movie in the last 20 minutes or so, along with her accompanying storyline. It felt far too late in the game to introduce those two elements, and I ended up not really caring about either.

Seth Macfarlane was utterly miscast in his role. He plays an English billionaire with a perm and a caterpillar mustache. While the other actors easily sell their off-kilter characters, Macfarlane seems to be in the middle of a dress rehearsal for a comedy sketch. He begs for laughs in his delivery, rather than delivering any laughs.

While this isn't the diamond in the rough I was hoping for, it does find small wins here and there to make it entertaining. It takes plenty of risk with the characters that were created, it just felt too safe in regards to plot. But for just $5 I got to see a reinvention of Daniel Craig, this year's best father/daughter relationship, and the signature styling of Director Steven Soderbergh. Not exactly highway robbery.