Review of Logan Lucky (2017) by Davidwashere — 17 Aug 2017

While a lot of critics, at least in my opinion, are praising this movie because Steven Soderbergh has returned to directing, this is still a fine movie. The acting is great and everyone from Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, and (surprisingly) Katie Holmes put on rather authentic southern accents, crisp cinematography and tight editing and direction, a trademark of Soderbergh, and a rather smart height film even if it's basically the redneck Oceans Eleven.

And while there are laughs to be found, especially with some great character driven comedy, the jokes aren't as funny as they should be and often feels like it's relying too much on the audience being familiar with southern culture.

Not to mention a lot of padding and filler to keep the movie a float, with plot threads that either feel unnecessary or just goes on for too long, and characters that feels like they are extended for too long (particularly Seth MacFarlane's character) or are just unnecessary (particularly Hillary Swank's character).

Still this is a fun time at the theaters and I would recommend people seeing if they are interested.