Wind river is a darker crime thriller, dunkirk is a war movie, logan lucky is a heist dramedy, so it may just depend on what youre in the mood for when the time comes to watch it. Youd think that the director had his fill of the heist genre when he helmed three oceans movies, but logan lucky has a totally different tone to that clooneystarring trilogy. Channing tatum, adam driver, riley keough, hilary swank, seth. Jimmy recruits his brother clyde adam driver who is a bartender at the local pub. Still, logan lucky is packed with so many sparkling moments, so many belly laughs, and so many truly clever ploys, that itll be worth several viewings. Congrats logan lucky youre certified fresh honor blackman, best known for her role as pussy galore in goldfing. Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers jimmy channing tatum and clyde logan adam driver set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary cocacola 600 race at charlotte motor speedway. The musicals on netflix with the highest rotten tomatoes scores.
Its the first feature film directed by proven hitmaker steven soderbergh erin brockovich, the. Aug 18, 2017 logan lucky is an entertaining romp powered by a smart script, strong performances across the board, and great direction. Critics applauded soderberghs film, but logan lucky, despite a 93 percent fresh rating on rotten tomatoes, was handily beaten by lionsgates the hitmans bodyguard, a. Depending on who you ask, rotten tomatoes is either one of the best. Aug 18, 2017 logan lucky gives us a likeable, handsome, bluecollar worker who never catches a break and loves his kid. Dunkirk is my favourite of the three, its my favourite movie of 2017 thus far, so id definitely recommend it, but its also the biggest of the three, so id. At long last, hes back with logan lucky and the movie looks like an absolute thrill ride. The best movies of summer 2017, according to rotten tomatoes. Aug 29, 2017 the best movies of summer 2017, according to rotten tomatoes. Logan lucky would only market the movie with money from posttheatrical. With channing tatum, adam driver, daniel craig, farrah mackenzie. Hitmans bodyguard and logan lucky unlikely to boost. You want a movie shot on gigantic 70mm imax cameras.
An isolated, despondent logan is drinking his days away in a hideout on a remote stretch of the mexican border. Only one of the wide releases this week is rated pg or lower, and its the steven soderbergh caper logan lucky, so your toddlers and. Another movie off the back log and this one was very enjoyable. Channing tatum, adam driver, riley keough, hilary swank, seth macfarlane. Aug 21, 2017 critics applauded soderberghs film, but logan lucky, despite a 93 percent fresh rating on rotten tomatoes, was handily beaten by lionsgates the hitmans bodyguard, a runofthemill genre action. Chris cuomos coronavirus performance shows he is an insecure blowhard it has a 94 percent rating on rotten tomatoes.
Rotten tomatoes top 100 movies of 2017 list challenges. Steven soderberghs heist film logan lucky was probably. Arguably its the first of its kind this decade, since the last time a really good movie of this stripe has focused on downhill good ol boys pulling an allamerican snatchandgrab, burt reynolds was still relevant. Hitmans bodyguard, logan lucky cant save summer movie season. Jul 24, 2017 logan lucky and oceans eleven would work as a wonderful diptych, similar at times, exact opposites at others. May 28, 2017 watch the official trailer for steven soderberghs logan lucky, in theaters this august. The logan lucky trailers were quirky yet bland enough to not show you too much, of what was going to be the actual driving force of this heist comedy. Infamous for their familys ill fate, the logan siblings jimmy, mellie and clyde attempt to break the decadeslong curse by planning a heist during the cocacola 600 nascar race in north carolina.
Nov 30, 2018 thank you for watching logan lucky explained, and ending analysis. Logan lucky is about an out of work construction worker named jimmy logan channing tatum that hatches a plan to rob the bank vault of the charlotte motor speedway. Aug 17, 2017 the logan lucky trailers were quirky yet bland enough to not show you too much, of what was going to be the actual driving force of this heist comedy. Hitmans bodyguard and logan lucky unlikely to boost box. Still, rotten tomatoes ensured every movie, whether it be dunkirk, wonder woman, logan or spiderman, got a fair shake. Oct 27, 2017 logan lucky certified fresh on rotten tomatoes 93% two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a nascar race in north carolina. Steven soderbergh is back, four years after saying he was retiring from filmmaking, with another heist movie but this ones more downhome and lowkey than the splashy oceans trilogy. The websites critical consensus reads, lucky is a bittersweet meditation on mortality, punctuating the career of beloved character actor harry dean stanton. George clooney and his band of career criminals wore fabulous suits and hung around. Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers jimmy and clyde logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary cocacola 600 race at the charlotte motor speedway.
Critics applauded soderberghs film, but logan lucky, despite a 93 percent fresh rating on rotten tomatoes, was handily beaten by. Lucky is a bittersweet meditation on mortality, punctuating the career of beloved character actor harry dean stanton. Steven soderbergh and his motley band of thieves adam driver, left, and channing tatum play brothers who hatch a plan for an elaborate heist during a nascar race in. After jimmy logan channing tatum loses his job at the charlotte motor speedway nascar track, due to insurance concerns stemming from a leg injury that he suffered during his high school football days, he becomes very strapped financially. Steven soderberghs 10 best movies, according to rotten tomatoes. This is a good thing, because while logan lucky is obviously a heist movie, you are really going in without the idea of what is actually going to make this film good. Britbox musical vice psycho netflix casting trophy talk showtime black history month first look youtube red game of thrones comiccon rotten movies we love esquire game show youtube premium hulu tv land grammys crime drama hbo tubi disney.
Rotten tomatoes the 200 best movies of the 2010s page 3 show list info. Aptly described by soderbergh himself as an antiglam version of an oceans movie, logan lucky is a return to the style of filmmaking that made his oceans trilogy box office hits. Nov 06, 2017 this month, were giving you every notable new release on dvd and bluray in movies and tv all in one go. Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers jimmy channing. This is a good thing, because while logan lucky is obviously a heist movie, you are really going in without the. Its the first feature film directed by proven hitmaker steven soderbergh. Lucky logan, in theaters august 18, 2017, is rated pg. Logan lucky marks a welcome end to steven soderberghs retirement and proves.
Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers jimmy channing tatum and clyde logan adam driver set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary cocacola 600 race at the charlotte motor speedway. Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers jimmy channing tatum and clyde logan adam driver set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary cocacola 600 race at the charlotte motor. I dountil i dont 30% on rotten tomatoes tomatometer an ensemble comedy about the meaning of matrimony. Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers jimmy channing tatum and clyde logan adam driver set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary coc. Logan lucky blends humor as well as excitement, sans the edginess you may. The movie kicks him and kicks him some more and then, finally, it gives him a chance to pilfer a bit of the american dream for himself. Logan lucky is not a deep or particularly original film and isnt trying to be, and there are moments when you might wish that it had taken an extra scene or beat to flesh out its oddball characters and give them more than two dimensions though there are momentsthe one set at a school recital, in particularthat do exactly that. George clooney and his band of career criminals wore. The mystery surrounding logan luckys screenwriter offers a surreal twist for the film that currently boasts a 100 percent rating on rotten tomatoes. It was stantons final onscreen role before his death at the age of 91 on september 15, 2017. No, steven soderberghs logan lucky didnt change the film. Logan lucky is an entertaining romp powered by a smart script, strong performances across the board, and great direction. Lucky is a 2017 american drama film, starring harry dean stanton and directed by john carroll lynch from a screenplay by logan sparks and drago sumonja.
Logan lucky certified fresh on rotten tomatoes 93% two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a nascar race in north carolina. Here were the 100 best movies of 2017, according to rotten. Logan lucky, on chesil beach, disobedience, and more. The film moves at a neat pace, features a strong ensemble cast and is packed with enough twist and turns to keep things interesting throughout its two hour running. Logan lucky premiered in knoxville on august 9, 2017, and was theatrically released in the united states on august 18, 2017, by bleecker street. The advertising for logan lucky includes the advertising slogan, see how the other half steals, and much of the publicity emphasizes the picture is directed by the filmmaker responsible for the popular heist comedy oceans 11. Logan lucky and oceans eleven would work as a wonderful diptych, similar at times, exact opposites at others. Logan lucky showtimes at an amc movie theater near you. Rotten tomatoes congrats logan lucky youre certified.
For soderbergh who in addition to the oceans movies won an oscar in 2000 for the drugtrade drama traffic logan lucky marks his first movie in four years, since he. Jul 27, 2017 the mystery surrounding logan lucky s screenwriter offers a surreal twist for the film that currently boasts a 100 percent rating on rotten tomatoes. Lucky follows the spiritual journey of a 90yearold atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off the map desert town. An isolated, despondent logan is drinking his days away in a hideout on a remote stretch of the mexican border, picking up petty cash as a driver. Highoctane fun thats smartly assembled without putting on airs, logan lucky marks a welcome end to steven soderberghs retirement and proves he hasnt lost his. The first half of the movie is funnier, and the second half is more thrilling, but the mixing of the two tones doesnt happen as easily as it could have. Logan lucky proves hollywood still doesnt get trumpland. Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a nascar race in north carolina. Rotten tomatoes the 200 best movies of the 2010s page 3. Steven soderbergh came out of retirement to helm this heist comedy starring channing tatum, adam driver and daniel craig. The opening ceremony of the big race seems like a parody of america, all flagwaving and a big pop star in this case, leann rimes belting out a showoffy. Logan lucky is a 2017 american heist comedy film directed by steven soderbergh, based on a. Have a look through the full list below to see if you need to start setting aside that daily coffee money to pick up, say, the first season of hbos scifi drama, the charlize theron spy actioner, or steven soderberghs heist comedy, among a slew of other choices. No, steven soderberghs logan lucky didnt change the.