Lucky Bastard
Cavu Pictures | Release Date: February 14, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
2
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMar 6, 2014
Lucky Bastard is a bold little thriller — and deft cautionary tale. Read full review
70
Village VoiceRob StaegerFeb 11, 2014
The film is most successful when humanizing the people behind the objectification, with lives beyond the smut. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfFeb 11, 2014
The performances, especially from the bed partners, are complex; even if you weren’t wanting for an exposé of adult-entertainment violence, here it is. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFeb 13, 2014
Less exploitative and a bit smarter than its seedy adult-film setting would suggest, the shoestring-budgeted film is nevertheless a niche outing that will rely on a stunty premise to attract voyeurs to its debut this Valentine's Day. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineDrew HuntFeb 12, 2014
In the end, considering the numerous ways the film goes limp, it seems credibility still eludes the found-footage genre. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFeb 13, 2014
Robert Nathan’s Lucky Bastard is a sorry-looking found-footage thriller as unconvincing as its characters’ thrashing orgasms. Read full review
20
VarietyPeter LabuzaFeb 17, 2014
A new low for found-footage films, Lucky Bastard uses a porno shoot as the stage for a thriller with little mystery and lots of pointless moralizing. Read full review
12
New York PostSara StewartFeb 12, 2014
No amount of actorly dedication can change the pointlessness of watching unpleasant things happening to uniformly unpleasant people. Read full review
10
The DissolveScott TobiasFeb 12, 2014
Lucky Bastard mostly combines the worst of all worlds: the less-clever-than-it-thinks script of old-school porn, the piercing brightness and flatness of video production, an especially lackluster rendering of the played-out found-footage horror concept. Read full review
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