Lucky

 

Lucky 2017

• Director: John Carroll Lynch
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron Livingston, Beth Grant, Tom Skerritt, James Darren
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Harry Dean Stanton – This Must Be the Place, The Pledge, The Man Who Cried, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Wild at Heart, Twister, The Last Temptation of Christ, Paris Texas and more
• David Lynch – Twin Peaks, Wild at Heart, Dune, The Elephant Man
• Ron Livingston – Richard Says Good-bye, The Fifth Wave, The Conjuring
• Beth Grant – Little Miss Sunshine, No Country for Old Men, Donnie Darko, Speed, probably others
• Tom Skerritt – Alien, Contact, Steel Magnolias, probably others
• James Darren – The Guns of Navarone, probably others
• Why? Rave reviews
• Seen:  18 December 2023                 

        What people on IMDb rave most about is that Stanton was 90 years old when he made the film and died two weeks before its release.

       Lucky wanders around his little desert town, same routine every day. Though he’s in amazingly good health for his age, he can’t avoid the fact that he’s bound to die soon.

       It’s not a bad film, it’s just not very interesting. Despite the subject – being afraid of encroaching death – it’s not as profound as it thinks it is. It has its moments and yes, Stanton is good in his last role, but it’s actually a bit shallow and boring at times.

 2½ * of 5