Steven Soderbergh’s newest film, “Logan Lucky”, has just released in theaters. The basis of the film is that the main character Jimmy Logan, played by Channing Tatum, is losing his job, and he has a way to get back at the company who fired him. A heist movie, the film also features Adam Driver and Daniel Craig as notable characters.
The movie focuses on the Logan family. Channing Tatum, Adam Driver and Riley Keough’s characters are siblings in the film, and the chemistry they have on screen is very good. I especially liked Driver and Tatum’s relationship, and it is the relationship the movie highlights the most. Their two characters are the crux of the film, and they are one of the reasons the film works so well.
Something the film does very well is giving every character a strong purpose in the film. There aren’t many characters in the movie, only about ten of them. However, the characters that do appear are all important and impact the story in meaningful ways. This allows the featured characters to have meaningful interactions with other characters. Less characters, at least in this instance, makes the movie better.
A heist movie is only as strong as the heist itself, and the heist in “Logan Lucky” is unique and fun. The heist in this film occurs at a Nascar arena and a prison. The way the movie is able to utilize these two locations in tandem with each other is great. The prison storyline was a highlight for me, the scenes taking place there being some of my favorites in the movie. There was one prison scene in particular that had me laughing through its entirety.
One problem I had with “Logan Lucky” was that it was about 10 or 15 minutes too long. There is a point in the movie where it failed to end at the proper time, and if you’ve seen the movie, you’ll know what I’m talking about. This didn’t hamper my enjoyment of the movie, but it was something that wasn’t really needed. The film would have been fine without it and would have been a more suitable length.
Overall, “Logan Lucky” was a really fun time I didn’t expect to be as good as it actually was. If you are looking for a movie with good chemistry between its characters, or makes you invested in its story, this one is for you.
