The latest clip fromLucky Daygives some insight into how awesomely over-the-top the movie is. We’ve all seen Crispin Glover blow up a cop car with a grenade launcher from the first trailer, so we know the movie is already a bit unhinged. Glover has had a pretty amazing career over the years fromBack to the Future, all the way toEpic Movie, and he’s showing no signs of slowing down or mellowing out.Lucky Daymarks the first time the actor has been back on the big screen since 2010’sHot Tub Time Machineand he was missed.
Director Roger Avary, writer ofPulp FictionandKilling Zoe, lends his high-energy, bone-crunching style to this crime saga starringCrispin Glover(American Gods), Nina Dobrev (Flatliners), and Luke Bracey (Point Break). Finally out of prison,Lucky Dayfinds safecracker Red (Bracey) rejoining his wife (Dobrev) and daughter and vows to go straight. But psychotic French hit man Luc (Glover) has also come to town, seeking revenge against Red for the death of Luc’s brother - leading to a very unlucky showdown.
Crispin Glover is third on the bill andLuke Braceyis the headliner. However, it is clear from all of the promotional material shown thus far that Glover steals the show right here. Throughout footage we see Glover’s Luc character with a variety of different high caliber weapons, including the aforementioned grenade launcher. One can tell right from the start that there is something going on with Luc further than the avenging his brother’s death aspect, but it’s hard to quite pinpoint what’s going on just yet, which adds another level of intrigue toLucky Dayand the story Roger Avary has weaved together.
The rest of the performances inLucky Dayseem to come off just fine, but Crispin Glover has a way ofelevating everything that he’s in. The cartoonish 1980s weapons are enough to make Arnold Schwarzenegger take a step back as Glover brings back some of hisCharlie’s Angelsexperience with him. Whatever the case may be, scenes between Luke Bracey and Glover are filled will comic relief and weird violent tension. One would hope that the two actors may go on to do something different after this project.
Lucky Dayhits select theaters this Friday, October 11th and will be available On Demand on the same day. So far, early reviews have been mixed, though Crispin Glover’s performance has been widely praised. The movie marks the big-time comeback fordirector Roger Avary, who was imprisoned for manslaughter while driving under the influence in 2008. From looking at all of the promotional material released forLucky Day, it’s clear Avary was looking forward to getting back to what he does best. You can check out our exclusive clip fromLucky Dayabove, thanks toLionsgate.
