Hard Luck (2007)

the leading man is my tpye

Takes itself way too seriously

just watch it!

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

I'm giving this a 6.5 and I'm pretty loyal to movies with wesley snipes. This movie just lacked a great plot. Everything you learn about writing a story it seems to be forgotten in this movie. From the begging, to the plot, to the suspense, and even the ending was terrible. I expect better from mario van pebbles. Welsey still can act, and the girl wasn't a bad actor either. As a matter of fact all the actors were pretty good or at least decent. In a lot of low budget films you get some terrible actors. I can't recall any. Even the sick twisted couple all played their parts to the T.But beyond that Its petty lame. I mean judging this based on passenger 57, demolition man, white man can't jump and all the blades. And to be honest I should have gave it a 5. But like I said the other actors and actresses were great. The movie was lacking action. Yeah there were bits a pieces of action. But it wasn't put together well. And the police weren't tough enough. The movie was about a drug sting gone wrong along with some crooked cops. Thats should be an easy plot with the cast they had. But they needed more action. You can't just show scene after seen and then not explain some of these characters. I guess with the low budget they weren't able to get into detail of each character. But thats what makes you have a feeling of that character. If you keep throwing characters in with out giving the viewers a personality to attach it to then you are mudding the waters.They did a good job with the serial killers. And to be honest they did the best job with them. Sick as it was it left you in wanting to know whats going to happen. I surely didn't want to know or care what happened to lucky and his stripper girlfriend. Even the part where he catches her calling the guy who got killed in the shootout (who was dead at the time) was really set up wrong. You have to spend some time on that, do it right. And the end of the day, great characters, great acting, bad bad plot witch was all over the place. I would have excepted this in the late 80's early 90's with the one liners and the sex that took place. But not in 2006. I don't think they have the range to make a low budget movie a hit cause everybody is worried about a paycheck. Next go in detail a little more, make up a new concept. Might not be new to society but new to views. Like in drop zone. How many people could tell you about skydiving? But it seems like you watched the movie and you learned something new. If you are going to make a low budget film make it to where they viewers is like "ah, I am learning something new thats cool, is that really how that works". You have to question it cause you don't know. And it may be fake but it got you interested. Its called creativity and this movie get 3 in creativity. Once again shouldn't be hard to do with this cast.

Well, I certainly think people look into this movie way too much. I watch all kinds of movies regularly, and this was a great movie. The chemistry between the main characters was really nice. The story line was quite good also. The only part I didn't like is when it cut to the serial killers. They had some bad vibes going on.Jackie Quinones was very sexy, and Wesley Snipes was super cool. Luis Guzman made a surprise appearance and he really does just seem to be in every movie I watch. Great stuff going on there. There's some good action scenes etc. Overall, definitely worth the watch and 9 out of 10 stars for me.

This is your usual Wesley Snipes movie. No surprises in that area. The surprise, however came from different sources:1. Mario van Peebles doing his version of Pulp Fiction. Not bad but why bother - if it ain't broke, don't fix it. 2. Cybill Sheppard - her character is just so way out in left field that watching her in this movie is like watching a train wreck - you know it'll end badly but you just can't tear your eyes away. Because she looks like she must be miscast in this role, it's all the more unnerving to see just how well she nails it. 3. The violence in this movie is overwhelming, from the brutality of a blood sport - Spike TV has done it to death, move on! - to the gratuitous speeding car chase - makes me wonder how many red Mustangs they had to go through not to mention keeping innocent civilians off the road while they filed the chase - and the final degradation of watching serial killers do their thang.I think the movie would have packed just as big a punch had they faded to black for most of the serial killer games. I mean, it's been done to death. I'm pretty sure the public can fill in any blank after seeing the tools of the serial killer's trade. In fact, I'm certain our twisted minds can do much better than any director/writer after being exposed to The Silence of the Lambs.Wesley isn't what made this movie - the ensemble cast was. He just sweetened the deal.TS

This Mario Van Peebles and Larry Brand penned movie is a unique blend of two genre films, the "gangsta" and "psycho-on-the-loose."There is also a wink that the director (Peebles) takes at the old 'screwball comedies' where a couple usually gets involved in a situation that neither wanted to be in from the beginning. And of course part of that scenario has a 'Bonnie and Clyde' overtone as the couple (Snipes and Jackie Quinones) try and stay one step ahead of both the law and gangsters that were 'short changed' by Snipes in the beginning of the film.There is a little bit of 'political statement' at the very beginning of the movie that doesn't take away from the crux of 'Hard Luck.' For some reason Peebles wanted a 'current event' added to a film that did not warrant it. Over time the scene in question will only date the film.Not wanting to spoil it for anybody, but lets just say Peebles has assembled a great cast -- some known faces and some relatively new ones -- and puts them to good use. While the material is sort of a 'walk in the park' for Snipes, you will be surprised by some of Peebles' unique choices at casting. Hint: be prepared to see Cybil Shepard in a new light! ;-D