Starring : Daniel Craig , Channing Tatum , Riley Keough , Adam Driver , Seth MacFarlane Writer : Rebecca Blunt Director : Steven Soderbergh
Studio interference can either completely butcher a film , or provide the necessary guidance to get the movie to the correct place , not only in the eyes of the Studio but also the director . The newest movie to try and survive without a studio , “ Logan Lucky ,” is the return of famed director Steven Soderbergh , his first movie since 2013 . Now , this movie has sadly gone completely under the radar , due to the fact that Soderbergh decided to step into the place of what a normal studio would do – by handling the marketing and distribution of the film himself . Does this gamble pay off ? Or did Soderbergh bite off too much to handle ?
First off , let ' s start with the movie itself . “ Logan Lucky ,” is the story of the Logan brothers ( Channing Tatum and Adam Driver ), who hatch a plan to rob Charlotte Motor Speedway after Tatum ' s character loses his construction job at the track . Both Tatum and Driver do an excellent job with not only their characters , but even with their accents equally supported . As a native to North Carolina , they really did a great job capturing that region ' s dialect . The movie has a hard time establishing a tone at the beginning , but once the jokes start , they never stop . The clear standout of the movie is an absolutely insane Daniel Craig playing “ Joe Bang ,” a demolitions expert . After seeing Craig play the titular character in the “ James Bond ” series , seeing him just lose himself in the absurdity of this character is truly hilarious to watch , and reminds us that Craig can really flex his acting chops . The only real problem this movie had was in the structure of the third act . At this point , a major character and actress seemingly come out of nowhere , and a really awkward and misplaced Seth MacFarlane character .
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