All You Need Is A Little 'Luck'
“Lucky in the most wholesome way imaginable.”
Skydance’s first feature-length animation film, Luck, follows Sam Greenfield, the unluckiest person alive. When she accidentally stumbles into the Land of Luck, she sets out on a quest to bring some good luck home for her best friend, Hazel.
Bob (voiced by Simon Pegg) and Sam Greenfield (voiced by Eva Noblezada) in “Luck,” premiering August 5, 2022 on Apple TV+.
Produced by ex-Pixar lead John Lasseter, the film gives off the same energy you’d expect from films like Cars, Toy Story, and others of the genre. With this being said, it almost feels like an off-brand Pixar movie due to Lasseter’s lack of creative control. However, Lasseter contributed with a bit of Pixar magic if you know where to look and listen.
Narratively, the film mirrors Monsters Inc. as it takes a female lead and puts them in a fish-out-of-water scenario, where they’re forced to adapt and create bonds to survive.
This is Skydance Animation’s first feature film after venturing from shorts, and honestly, this might’ve been better off as one. The main issue with this film is how it stops to explain everything that just happened and will happen every few minutes and gives viewers no room for imagination or critical thinking. This isn’t to say that the future isn’t bright for them, and we are excited to see what they have in store next.
Other issues come from the straightforwardness of the story and how it doesn’t attempt to go outside of the “what if she could have it all” plot and only acknowledges “what would she do with it.”
The Dragon (voiced by Jane Fonda) and Sam Greenfield (voiced by Eva Noblezada) in “Luck,” premiering August 5, 2022 on Apple TV+.
The film powerfully introduces its characters and plot points while establishing relationships and conflicts accordingly.
This film carries itself by its way of showing emotion and expressing how we can’t have good luck without bad, and vice versa. We just wish it focused less on multiple creative ways to do so, and more on the implications and effects it has on others.
When discussing this movie and watching it, the last noteworthy factor is to know the target audience. This film isn’t catered for anyone above the age of 12, but even so, it provides a good message and is a feel-good film.
That said, not only is this movie truly lucky in the most wholesome way imaginable, but we give Luck 5.5/10 cameras because we could all use a lucky star now and then.
