Fun and clever but nothing to write home about. Underutilized cast

I thought this was a pretty good movie, way better than I was expecting. Supposedly it tanked in the box office and got bad reviews all around so I went in with lowered expectations.The acting was pretty good from everyone. Nothing stood out to me as particularly bad. Daniel Craig has probably the best bit of acting, far from 007 for sure.The basic plot is "good" bad guys are introduced, plan is hatched, tense moments throughout execution of said plan - end results. Nothing we haven't seen before just done in a different setting.One thing I find irritating and doesn't have much to do with the movie but the poster I saw for this, the characters are all hanging out on a car with a pile of money indicating that whatever the movie was about they end up with the money OR it might have a twist too it, add to that the trailers are so long that it's hard not to see where the movie is heading before you even start watching. I see this with tons of other movies too and it bugs me.

Just not entertaining at all. Expected something watchable from Daniel Craig, and Driver etc. Just straight up booooooring!

1.5 out of 5 stars (one of the worst movies of the year)I walked into Logan Lucky expecting to be entertained by a breezy crime comedy. Brought to us by Steven Soderbergh (the man behind the hit-and-miss Oceans trilogy), Lucky has the potential to be in that vein; fast, funny dialogue combined with charismatic performances. Unfortunately, Luck is not in the cards this time, as I witnessed a film turn from vaguely interesting to completely banal over the course of its criminally bloated running time. I went into the film expecting a fun ride (especially given the unbelievably high critical reception), but came out having sat through a cinematic endurance test.The story follows Jimmy and Clyde Logan (an unconvincing Channing Tatum and Adam Driver), two brothers who attempt to rob a NASCAR speedway after life throws them bad hands. I can only guess their reasons for doing this are monetary, as Jimmy was just laid off his construction job for ridiculous reasons, and Clyde is easily convinced. I don't know their motivation behind this because the movie chooses to indulge in frustratingly irrelevant conversations in place of character development early on, a warning sign I seriously should have heeded.Anyway, since Clyde and Jimmy are as adept at robbery as I am about paying taxes, they enlist the help of "quirky" inmate Joe Bang (an embarrassingly stoned-looking Daniel Craig) and his dimwitted associates on the outside. They will have to break Joe out of the prison, pull off the heist, and get him back in before anyone notices. Interspersed with this are unnecessary scenes of Jimmy being a good dad to his daughter (Newcomer Farrah Mackenzie) who has a beauty pageant coming up. Because I totally want to see a little girls' beauty pageant in the middle of my summer heist movie. Don't you?This movie has gained a lot of press for being the supposedly triumphant return of Steven Soderbergh after he announced retirement a few years ago. If this is what he came out of retirement for, then I suggest he return to it immediately. His camerawork is overindulgent to the point of hilarity, filling the movie with shots that last forever and serve no purpose to the story. For example, one shot sees Jimmy walking down a street and drinking some water, following him as if something big or important will occur, but nothing does. Other instances include needless shots of NASCAR vehicles before a big race (that take up about 3 minutes), and one embarrassingly odd shot of Daniel Craig drinking water from a faucet like a horse for 2 and a half minutes. A director can only do as well as the script they're given, but this film needed about 45 minutes left on the cutting room floor. I'm not saying it would have been a good movie, but it certainly would have been less painful.Lastly, the performances here are absolutely forgettable. Channing Tatum and Adam Driver lack brotherly chemistry and sound bored out of their minds. Craig (who has somehow received acclaim for his performance) has never been worse than he is here. His accent is cartoonishly overdone and his delivery becomes steadily irritating. Everyone who thought he was awful in Cowboys & Aliens(which I actually liked) will be apologizing for that after this disaster.Logan Lucky completely shatters its potential as a fun summer flick by a bloated running time, unengaging performances, and an unfocused script that strands its normally dependable players in a sea of mediocrity. Count yourself Lucky I took this bullet, dear reader, for now, you won't have to.Rated PG-13 for Language and, I cannot believe I have to write this, Some Crude Comments. Crude comments? Really?