Logan Lucky

I knew this movie was going to be weird, but I did not know how much fun I was going to have last night. This movie was a blast, the writing especially fit so well with the directing that any movie fan would enjoy seeing how Logan Lucky was made. Every character has at least one great line that gave the audience a laugh, and the visual storytelling made the dialogue specifically for great jokes and to advance the conflict.

Like I said about the writing and directing, they worked so well together that it felt like a Coen Brothers movie. Raising Arizona meets Fargo meets Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. That was what made this movie so good; in reality it was a redneck Oceans 11, but the rhythm and timing of each line made it the quirky style the Coen Brothers had mastered.

The people in this movie had so much charm and wit, but were still so redneck that I could not help but sit back and enjoy it. Channing Tatum is the deepest character because of his relationship with his daughter; it is pretty well done but mainly because the actress of the daughter is great. Adam Driver was just weird, I excepted it pretty quickly and only saw small hints to a deeper arc, but his two big things were him being Channing Tatum’s brother, and being a one armed bartender. I love Channing Tatum, and Adam Driver has been in some surprising movies recently (Silence), but those two were nothing compared to the rest of the cast. Daniel Craig as a redneck bank robber was one of the best parts of the entire movie, his brothers were pretty good as well, but he alone stole the show.

Overall, this movie was a summer popcorn flick that I enjoyed ever minute. Not all movies have to be deep, this one was pretty simple, and that’s a good thing. This was Steven Soderbergh’s last “hurrah” in Hollywood, and I think he went out with a bang.

Story Rating: 7/10

Character Rating: 8/10