{"id":22622,"date":"2019-12-30T21:05:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T05:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=22622"},"modified":"2021-02-24T14:39:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T22:39:49","slug":"review-lucky-day-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/12\/review-lucky-day-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucky Day Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Lucky Day<\/em><\/strong> at times feels like Tarantino-lite which isn\u2019t necessarily a bad thing, but much of this thin plot doesn\u2019t quite work, although I did like Crispin Glover\u2019s crazy performance that almost makes this worthy of a rental.<\/p>\n

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Lucky Day<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy, Crime, Thriller<\/span>
\nLionsgate | R \u2013 99 min. \u2013 $21.99 | December 10, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 12\/30\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Roger Avary
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Roger Avary (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Luke Bracey, Nina Dobrev, Crispin Glover, Cle Bennett, Clifton Collins Jr.<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>24.06 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>29.22 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Lionsgate provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Finally out of prison, safecracker Red (LUKE BRACEY) rejoins his wife (NINA DOBREV) and daughter (ELLA RYAN QUINN) and vows to go straight. But psychotic French hit man Luc (CRISPIN GLOVER) has also come to town, seeking revenge against Red for the death of Luc\u2019s brother \u2014 leading to a very unlucky showdown.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: Lucky Day<\/em><\/strong> is a film written and directed by Roger Avary, the Academy Award winner for Pulp Fiction<\/em>, which he co-scripted with Quentin Tarantino. Avary\u2019s subsequent career has included The Rules of Attraction<\/em> (adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis\u2019s novel and a loose sequel to American Psycho<\/em>) and a variety of writing credits like Silent Hill<\/em> and Beowulf<\/em>. This is Avary\u2019s first film in the director\u2019s chair since a film called Gltterati<\/em> from 2004, originally filmed as a sequence for the aforementioned Rules of Attraction<\/em>, and only seen by a select group of people (you can read more on IMDb or Wikipedia).<\/p>\n

In any case, Lucky Day<\/em><\/strong> is a film I was torned on whether or not I liked it. At times, especially early on, came across as a poor man\u2019s Tarantino with some familiar style of dialogue (and even our main character calling his wife \u201choney bunny\u201d), but without that QT flair. There was also some confusing decisions being made, most notably having Nina Dobrev\u2019s character being French; while she is fluent in the language, the nationality has little bearing on the plot, it was so unusual that I thought there would be some connection with Crispin Glover\u2019s Luc was also French, but no big twist…<\/p>\n

However, speaking of Crispin Glover, he perhaps is the big reason this movie is even worth watching, he proves once more that he is an underrated treasure, a creepy treasure, but a treasure nevertheless. His character has some memorable moments, far more than anything to do with the central characters played by Luke Bracey and Dobrev. Also have an honorable mention to Cle Bennett as Bracey\u2019s best friend, he doesn\u2019t have a whole lot of screen time, but honestly wouldn\u2019t have minded a film centered on him…<\/p>\n

In the end, Lucky Day<\/em><\/strong> had some potential and it\u2019s not in the least bit awful and maybe a little better than I expected going in, especially it\u2019s from Grindstone Entertainment, and I guess if you like this C-level cast and\/or Crispin Glover once more playing a creep with thirst for violence, I\u2019d say it is worth a rental.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a glossy and title-embossed slip cover<\/strong>. Only feature is the film\u2019s Trailer<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Lionsgate releases Lucky Day<\/em><\/strong> on Blu-ray, presented with a 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. Not surprising, but this does look great in HD, detail was generally sharp and colors were bright which was in keeping with the more comedic tone (albeit dark comedy). No flaws, like artifacts or aliasing, were noticeable, so a relatively clean and fine looking picture.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The disc include a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track, which isn\u2019t overly powerful during the few action scenes (there\u2019s one where Luc blows up a car), but others do output some clear dialogue coming from the center speaker with some ambient noises making use of the rear channels. This wasn\u2019t anything mind-blowing but still effective enough for a movie of this type.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Lucky Day<\/em><\/strong> at times feels like Tarantino-lite which isn\u2019t necessarily a bad thing, but much of this thin plot doesn\u2019t quite work, although I did like Crispin Glover\u2019s crazy performance that almost makes this worthy of a rental.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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