The Lucky Man (2017) User Reviews

Student project

[anjos-1966 · 4/10 · 20 January 2018]

This was not good. Bad script. Lousy acting and a meaningless story. Depressing movie.

Unlucky if you watch this

[omendata · 4/10 · 22 January 2018]

Started out well with a well worn but underused idea but it became confused and didnt really know what it wanted to be.

Acting was patchy and it had a really promising idea but it was all just too muddled as though it was being written by 3 different people who hadnt read the previous persons script.

The end felt contrived and done a 100 times before and it was a bit of a disappointment to be honest. Worth a rainy Sunday afternoon if you have seen all the Columbo repeats and there isnt anything else on but it isnt what it wants to be!

Yikes, this is a sick movie and one of the strangest I've ever watched

[shelleycathey · 6/10 · 22 January 2018]

THE GOOD - This is so stylishly-filmed it's unbelievable. The wild camera techniques - quick flashes, sudden changes from color to devil red, distorted sound bytes, shakey camera shots, wild colors and symbolic images, distorted sound bytes - are all fascinating to watch. Then there's the crazy story, which ranges from really good to really bad The two leads, "Rev Jones and Rebecca" are kinda co-dependent on one another. He likes his drugs, and she likes her style and shopping habits. He struggles keeping the cash flow going for his drug addiction and her Gucci purses, and some damn boots she mentions a thousand times. THE BAD NEWS - The drug use in this movie is OVER THE TOP. WOW. The actor who plays Rev. Jones either did a lot of cocaine or endured the pain of snorting a lot of baking soda. Painful to watch sometimes. You can just see it in his face. Then there is the performance of Rebecca, she struggled to nail the character. The Preacher carried the movie.

So bad I felt compelled to leave a review

[annsummersgal · 1/10 · 2 March 2018]

I have just wasted two hours of my life, don't make the same mistake. From the awful acting to the utterly pointless scenes, I am dumbfounded at how this movie has any good reviews.

The scenes were so odd and some characters so OTT you expected something to happen out of the ordinary.....it never did! This was pretty much the entire length of the film. The acting was at times embarrassing to watch, from most of the characters.

It's been a long time since I have sat through such a bad movie, shame really as the story-line had potential.

Seriously don't.....truly awful.

[alex12375 · 1/10 · 20 January 2018]

I don't normally write reviews, but i was tricked into watching this by the fake ratings on this one. Terrible terrible film, acting is terrible, script is worse and there are so many pointless scenes aka bell ringing man! Lots of reuse of actors as extras...which is quite amusing.Production is also terrible, filming is a joke, there is nothing good about this film other than the "hot" "latino" wife...loco!!

The only redeeming thing is my son and I will have many a nights laughing over the absolutely shocking film this was...worse than the room, maybe Norman Gregory Mcguire needs to take some tips from Tommy Wiseau.

Abomination

[Jithindurden · 1/10 · 27 February 2018]

One of the worst films I have ever seen. The actors can't act, the script must have been the idea of a teenager high on coke who have never written anything before but have seen a few films with a similar plot. There were visual effects that reminded me of some of the Indian serials which I would consider to be worse than porn artistically speaking. Such a waste of time and energy.

Wow, pretty bad

[powderuk · 3/10 · 19 January 2018]

Not the worst film I've seen but pretty bad nonetheless. Poor acting for the most part and the story is just desperately lost. A coke sniffing bad boy who fuels his habit by playing preacher along Route 66, accompanied by his pretty soon to be wife. I could add spoilers here and it would probably make no difference. There are "B" movies, and then there is the category below that, which is where this would fit. Hopelessly lost script and direction.

Ode to The Badlands

[leemusselman · 8/10 · 24 January 2018]

"The Lucky Man" can be compared to Malick's '73 masterpiece "The Badlands" in several ways. It's a damn good road show, and the killings have a purose. This is a film that just grows darker until the very end. It never gets dull. I don't know how realistic the ending is, but it does close out the movie. I do see a sequal.

You either hate it or love it

[jamesjohnson-36631 · 6/10 · 22 January 2018]

It's made on a shoe string budget, 1M according to IMDb, has a depressing beginning and ending, a lot of self inflicted distruction, and drug abuse. Can you stomoch that? If so, you might like it. If not, don't waste your time.

Yet Another Bad Movie with FAKE Good Reviews

[arfdawg-1 · 1/10 · 23 January 2018]

This film is just terrible. It gets a 7+ rating because it has fake reviews. IMBD is really losing credibility lately allowing this to happen with so many movies.

The movie looks like it was filmed on a SD card and made for three cents

There is no real direction. It's amateurish. As is the writing and the acting.

It's filled with untalented clowns who cant act out of a paper bag.

The only good thing I can say is that it wasn't two hours long.

Surprisingly entertaining!

[rsvp321 · 19 January 2018]

I am currently the third reviewer for this movie.

One reviewer reviews by only asking an eleven word question - lol!

The other reviewer obviously didn't even watch the movie, because it has *nothing to do with religious movies per se*! It isn't about "God is good", or religious sects, you faker!

This movie is about a couple of *con artists fleecing religious people*, financing their drug addiction and life living moment to moment, until a sci fi/fantasy factor is introduced, which makes their life worse than ever.

Very intriguing, and a lot better than too many multi-million dollar budgeted garbage movies Hollywood spews out.

Dark Joy Ride

[scottcasavant · 10/10 · 24 January 2018]

I took the ride with "The Lucky Man". It was a hell of a ride. The movie travels you through New Mexico's desert managing to hit all the Route 66 towns along the way. I love Route 66 BTW. The preacher is able to scam his way into several cash flows to get to the next town. His unrelenting need for cocaine is mind blowing (literally). Grab a bottle of vodka and enjoy the ride.

Religiously Offensive, vile, depraved, yet unfortunately watchable

[raymondperry-05981 · 6/10 · 22 January 2018]

I can see how the religious folks might cringe a little to see a preacher scamming church people, doing drugs, and swearing like a sailor. With that said, I like road movies and this delivered. The story was so-so but apealed enough for me to stay through the credit roll.

Worst movie I've ever seen!

[o-53044 · 1/10 · 24 January 2018]

Ridiculous story of a guy who sins like crazy, including swearing, smoking, drinking,doing drugs and committing murders, but we are to believe he has his prayers answered by God for a divine healing.

Unbelievably bad in every possible way!

[solirs · 1/10 · 17 January 2018]

Can there be any justification whatsoever for making such a movie ?!?!?!?

No, no NOO!

[robinagberg · 1/10 · 25 January 2018]

One of the most weird movie Ive seen. A priest with a gift that can cure people who's blind and almost died. What did he do with that totally unbelievable gift? Jesse James thought it was a good idea to sniff a lot of cocaine, drive around with his cute girlfriend who's only goal in her life was to shopping some nice bags and shoes. And off course he and his girlfriend kills cops for no reason. It could have been a story of an sick comedian movie but i don't think that was the meaning with this film.

B-movie at best, overun with fake ratings to elevate it

[duncan-87544 · 1/10 · 25 January 2018]

Don't bother with this religious piece of trash. If you make it all the way to the end of the movie then you're probably both blind and deaf. The special effects are extremely far from being anything special.

The story is thin, the acting is terrible, and the camera work and directing is reminiscent of a high-schooler's first attempt at movie making.

Not even pass for 3.0, Why 6.0?

[eilseNfx · 1/10 · 2 August 2018]

Dont watch it.. Waste of time. Third party movie based page didn't update their IMDB rating, so i watched it expecting its IMDB rating was genuinely rated (7.1 was posted in the page) Watched it for exactly 32 minutes 20 sec (at the worst scene)... I cant stand it anymore. From the start, i have so much doubt already (acting and plot part). i know i'm not suppose to judge it so quickly but after 32 minutes, I check the rating back here and found out i was tricked by the outdated rating provide by the third party page..

p/s If its not because of the fake rating. This movie will not even hit 3.0 rate.

I Love Indy Films

[dana_ortiz-96595 · 10/10 · 24 January 2018]

I will go see a good Indy Film over the Hollywood Blockbusters every day of the week. The Filmmaker told a great story (original) and carried it all the way to a great ending. Having hot chicks in the movie is never a bad thing either. Two thumbs up!

Not too shabby! Entertaining!

[Gonzo1975 · 7/10 · 20 January 2018]

I have always been a Bonnie & Clyde fan so when I saw this movie... I said what the heck, I will give it a try. I remember a young Jesse James from "Pearl Harbor" and "Blow". Glad to see he is transitioning from a kid actor to an adult.

Over all the film had a good flow. There was never a dull moment. The filmmaker's kind of lost me with some of the flash backs. But, I can see what they were trying to achieve.

All I can say, is Jesse James snorts a lot of drugs in this film. So, keep the kiddos out of the room with this one.

Glad to find some good Indy's out there. Keep up the good work.

Where Zero Rating When You Need One?

[p-73118 · 1/10 · 26 January 2018]

This movie is like homemade, well it is homemade for 1million, film really have no idea, no real plot, no logic, nothing, zero, black matter

Mixed Bag of Movies

[francesturner-75877 · 8/10 · 21 January 2018]

What do you call "Badlands", "Thelma and Louise", and "Machine Gun Preacher" all combined together? "The Lucky Man". I think the actress, Mariana Vicente, needs some better training or the director needs to push her harder. Jesse James, an old pro, delivered.

Nice showcase for James

[rubywilkerson · 7/10 · 24 January 2018]

I've watched Jesse James mature over the years from his roles in Amityville Horror, Blow, and Pearl Harbor. The grown up version of James is making his mark. Liking what I see. I enjoyed his part on "The Good Doctor" Season 1. Good for you Mr. James.

Any review with above 2-rating is fake

[ambuu · 2/10 · 24 January 2018]

First time writing a review (I think). The movie is not even worth mentioning... only writing because I'm a bit mad for not stopping this movie after the first 10-15 minutes. I guess I got misled by few critic (not user) reviews. One of the reviewers is right: this is a high-school project at best.

A Waste of Time

[billcr12 · 2/10 · 9 August 2018]

Jesse James plays a preacher who hits the road with his girlfriend Rebecca. On route he stops at various churches to raise money for a troublesome cocaine habit. Fire and brimstone works well in convincing people to dig deep and contribute to his cause. It goes far off track when the reverend develops some true healing powers; as in let there be light and the blind shall see. You have got to be kidding me. The Lucky Man belongs on the Lifetime channel where the viewer would at least have frequent commercial breaks to break up the monotony of this garbage.