Logan Lucky, staring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, and others is a great action/comedy heist film that keeps you interested throughout the whole ordeal. I thought it was a solid film with a fantastic cast. Some parts were slow but you never felt too bored as the plot moved quickly.
Likes:
- I really enjoyed this cast. Tatum plays a surprisingly convincing redneck character and Driver’s southern drawl was believable as well. A clear winner was Daniel Craig, who had one of the best scenes in the movie, where he casually explained the science behind his bomb, DURING the heist. Just hysterical.
- "We are dealing with science here" *holds up gummy bear bag*
- Daniel Craig. Worth mentioning again. I totally believed he was this Southern Bomb Enthusiast. Sooooo different from his Bond films. Glad to see him smile.
- The movie didn't take itself too seriously. Case in point: the whole bear scene where a guy in a bear suit slowly dissolves into the wilderness and it's never explored again.
- "Are you at a secure location?" "Well.. we're at Lowes"
- "So what do you think?" " YEAH " ".... Alright we're in"
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Dislikes:
- Sometimes the dialogue was a bit dry, but a times made it seem more realistic.
- Didn't realize the Logan sister was his sister until a bit into the movie. It wasn't super clear but I think I may have missed a key dialogue line. Not a knock on the film, just me not paying attention
- Whole FBI plot at the end is just for a sequel, I'm assuming. Felt shoehorned but interested in how they can do another movie. Either way, I'm excited to see what may happen in LL2: Electric Boogaloo
Other thoughts:
- I liked this movie a lot more than Baby Driver. I feel like the tone here was more consistent. BD seemed to really teeter the line of being a heist movie, a romcom, and an action movie. I felt more for LL’s characters as we got to understand their plight and motivations. BD just sorta thrust us into a situation where it was hard to feel for any of the cast.
- I liked how empty it felt when the heist was over. As an audience, we felt the 'what now' the characters in the film were feeling.
- The Game of Thrones bit was hysterical. Very topical, and was probably a letter straight to their writers
- Totally didn't recognize Seth McFarlane.
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