Logan Lucky
Director Steven Soderbergh is really a genre all to himself. I'm not sure how to explain it, but if you've seen any of the Ocean's films he directed, you know he has a very distinct style. They weren't quite heist films, or action films, or comedies. It's as if he makes style become his substance. And he's always doing things just a little bit differently, seemingly just because he can.
Take Logan Lucky for example. On the face of it everything looks very normal. A normal movie. But the credited writer, Rebecca Blunt, might not be real. No one has been able to find her. While shooting, she never appeared on set, but did communicate with at least three of the actors via email from the UK. The film news world has had a minor fuss about this, but is afraid to plaster it all over, lest Rebecca is indeed real! And Steven Soderbergh's only comment? "Well, that's going to be news to Rebecca Blunt. When people make a statement like that they should be very careful, especially when it's a woman screenwriter who is having her first screenplay produced." So is she real and Steven is protecting her? Or is she fake and Steven is trolling? I wouldn't put either one past him, and theories abound. Some say it's Steven himself. Other people suggested have been Steven's wife, and Steven's wife's co-worker (I'm not kidding). My guess is that Rebecca Blunt is Steven Soderbergh, but I have no idea. It wouldn't be the first time he used a pseudonym.
On to the story. Logan Lucky is about a group of hillbillies who come together to perform a heist on the vault of a Nascar race in North Carolina, the Coca-Cola 600. Channing Tatum's character leads the crew, with his brother played by Adam Driver, and a convicted bank robber who helps them played by Daniel Craig. Also starring Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterston, and Seth MacFarlane.
Daniel Craig looks like he is having the time of his life playing a hillbilly in this movie. And I will definitely be going to see this one this weekend.
Logan Lucky is rated PG-13 for language and some crude comments.
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Okay so it's an action comedy. Ryan Reynolds is a professional bodyguard, and Samuel L Jackson is a hitman. The hitman needs to testify at a high profile trial against a former dictator, and the bodyguard is supposed to protect him. That's the premise.
It would look like an okay action movie if it wasn't so thoroughly rated R.
The Hitman's Bodyguard is rated R for strong violence and language throughout.
Big Shot Critic
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