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Short review: I've seen this before where if a film was able to clock out at around the 60-70 minute mark it would be perfect, but the expectation/demand to reach 90 minutes kills it. 'Your Lucky Day' is a fine enough film, but it doesn't quite have enough in the chamber to stretch the concept out to 90 minutes.

The film has a nice simple premise and a single-setting location that works well. The characters are all pretty bleak people, but they're entertaining enough for the most part. Everything is solid, but nothing is spectacular - and for that reason I fear this film won't be overly memorable for me. 6.5/10.

Your Lucky Day isn't a high budget movie. It shows in the image quality so I would say the cinematography could be better. But other than that it's an entertaining thriller with constant action so you have not time to get bored. Angus Cloud just died of a drug overdose at the young age of 25 so this was one of his last jobs. Too bad he couldn't handle life as he had talent. The rest of the cast were also convincing. Maybe the story was a bit far fetched to some but then again when we're talking about a jackpot of 156 millions people might get the wrong ideas so not that far fetched in the end. Watchable low budget thriller/crime.

Drug dealer Sterling (Angus Cloud) gets rolled. He is one of the patrons in a convenience store when a customer discovers that he won the $156 million lottery jackpot. Sterling decides to steal the ticket and all heck brings loose.

I don't watch Euphoria, but I do remember Angus Cloud's death. There is a powerful unstable energy about him. He is very cinematic and magnetic. I completely buy his impulsiveness and recklessness. He also has an endearing quality and is able maintain the rooting interest. I like the first half. Sterling has no plan with the robbery and the story flows from that. I assume that the rest of the people are partly playing Sterling to stay alive. Whatever plans they come up with is to appease Sterling. That part works. The problem is that there is no perfect crime in this after the messy killing. That doesn't matter since Sterling is not the sharpest mind. The crooked cops are a big problem. They would never get away with it. Sterling can have no plan. If the cops have no good plan, then the movie suffers and it's bad writing. This is half-good. The second half loses me.

These actors' performances stand out, making this indie film gem looking at class, race, etc. By Dan Brown stand tall. Jessica Garza as Ana Marlene did wonderful, and is the scene stealer! Angus Cloud begin the story as a small time drug dealer, Sterling who happens to be present when a lottery winner get a "golden" ticket, looking at a jackpot over 100 million.

All of the film takes place at a Los Angeles corner store, owed by Amir played by Mousa Hussein Kaiser. Sterling tries to get the ticket from a winner, Mr. Laird played by Spencer Garrett when tragedy strikes as a cop accidentally shoots the wrong person. The tension is raised with other captives in this store hold up.

This film as an action thiller, evokes the tension from even John Carpenter's Assault on 13 th Percint. There are plot twists, in the midst of the story. The question of the haves and have nots, making this film to take unexpected turns.

This film was dedicated to Angus Cloud, who died recently in 2023. Remember if indie films that critique issues of racism and classism, are not your choice, this film maybe not for you.

Alright, so full disclosure, I mainly tuned in because of Angus - that dude was awsome fly high! But you know what? The movie surprised me, it's actually pretty solid. It really gets you in the feels, and the gore scenes? Not bad at all, definitely better than some other flicks I've seen. The ending? That's where it's at, really ties things together. The beginning's decent too, but that middle part? Nah, not my cup of tea. Overall though, it's like a wild rollercoaster ride, with ups and downs but totally worth the ticket. I feel like it could have been executed a tiny bit better! But also not saying anything was done wrong because i cant point out what i would have changed! Might just be because i dont like single set movies!

Honestly I didn't expect much when I started watching but it was good enough to keep watching and wanted to know how it ends. Ending was a bit disappointing and needs some more work, shouldn't be predictable. I can see it's a low budget film but well made as a thriller/action movie. Money can change people's mind instantly, a pregnant girl turned into pretty violent, that a surprise. Also found out a main character played as a drug dealer died of overdose, this movie was one of his last films. He played very well in it. What a shame that he died so young. He could have a great career ahead. I think it has a good plot and entertaining.

For some reason I had little hope for this one, but once I started I just had to watch the whole thing.

There no need for a big budget when you know when you are doing and you write up a good script.

No fillers, no fluff, no vacuous metaphors, ... Enought for you to understand the characters and to make you care about them.

Yeah, it leans on some stereotypes. And that's ok. That's what stereotypes exist for.

The action is also well done as well, by the way. Nothing flashy, just effective stuff that they let you clearly see.

Perfectly well done and perfectly enjoyable.

They could have used more money to get more famous actors and more flashy unrealistic action... but to be honest it doesn't it it; I'd say that it'd even make it more showbusiness-y and less storytelling-y.

Congrats to the team. Well done you.

Predictable, the acting was horrid. Sometimes you get lucky with these movies with no name actors and they turn out great. This was not one of those times. The pregnant girl was hard to watch. She is the main reason I fast forwarded. It had potential, unfortunately they didn't see that. If they would have evolved it outside of the store, it would have been a lot better. Would have been cool to see someone cash it in then try to rip everyone off by not following through with the payment and THEN everything hitting the fan. I wasn't expecting it to all stay within the store itself. Just needed more structure to give it a better base.

Sad to hear the main dude passed from an overdose.

I was suprised when I first saw the initial 7.5 ratings, bad b list actors, very rage baity premise and a title with very little imagination. This ought to be a below average thriller flick direct to tv and I was right.

It is about a group of people hostage to a violent young thug who is trying to convince them to stay quiet about his violent theft of a winning lottery ticket. The premise is actually intruiging at first as you see the hostages being swayed by the promise of millions of dollars in lottery winnings. A lot of happens in the middle of the movie and the ending is very lazy, expected social messaging. It's that kind of movie, a movie with the premise as a hook and nothing to show for it. It is supposed to be, you would assume, a study on human nature and how morality goes out the window if the stakes are high. Very little of that, the actors wouldn't have been able to pull it off anyway, still what we get is cheap action instead. What a waste. What a bad movie.

Went into it with low expectations but was pleasantly entertained!

They built up the characters quite well and although there were limited cast, they carried the film with their acting.

The desperation of the characters meant you could not really guess where the story would go and kept you wanting to find out what happens and even rooting for certain characters.

In some films, you can get frustrated at the common sense of the characters but they acted a lot out of instincts and survival so made you agree with their decisions (sometimes!)

Apart from some parts, makes you wonder what you would do in the situation.

This premise had major potential.

I think this movie needed to be really serious and believable or a black comedy.. The idea was good - what would you do? Who's the good guy/bad guy.. the thing with this movie is that it's very obvious who's who.. there's really no grey zone consideration and really any sort of moral dilemma (Which I think would've added to the story.) except for some throw away lines. "We shouldn't... I can't." Ohh, shut up.

It was just a little lacking in something overall.

It was nice to see "Bosco" again. That's a plus. I need 47 more characters to say that this is a good idea done very poorly.

I hope someone can take this premise and run with it because I do want to see how the events of this movie play out... in a more realistic or black comedy way.

"Your Lucky Day" earns a middling 5/10, ultimately landing as an average film that struggles to make a lasting impact. While the premise shows promise, the execution feels uneven, with the narrative failing to fully capitalize on its potential. The film features moments of tension and intrigue, but they are often undermined by inconsistent pacing and underdeveloped characters. The performances are serviceable, though none truly stand out, leaving much of the emotional weight feeling flat. The movie has a few bright spots in terms of cinematography and occasional bursts of clever dialogue, but they aren't enough to elevate it beyond a typical, forgettable experience. Overall, "Your Lucky Day" isn't a total misfire, but it doesn't do much to distinguish itself either, making it a watchable but ultimately unremarkable offering.

After looking for so long to n the past several years to find a movie without a pretentious script, more dedicated to a bias message or just bad writing I was delighted to see this pop up. Yes it involved cops being bad but at least it had some logic to it. With neither characters being utterly good or bad, they are just human. This movie felt like they were following a story and a vision instead of an agenda, as that seems to be the norm nowadays. And to me it's always impressive if you can film a whole movie in the same location and keep the story entertaining and believable. There were some plot holes but nothing that bothered me at all and that is exactly what is so hard to find. Congratulations to the writers and producers for not giving in to the mainstream.

The story had potential, but it went from unlikely to implausible. The actors were good and I was interested in most of the characters, except the guy that actually won the lottery who was a cliche snob with a tie. A lot of the dialogue was poorly written. It didn't help that there was a lot of it. Then the story descended into a morass that got less and less interesting as it got less and less likely.

I don't recommend this at all. I still gave it a couple of stars for the idea and for some of the acting. I also thought the director and cinematographer did a decent job with what was obviously a low budget.

Excellent movie to watch. It had excitement, drama, plot twist and violence. I don't often write reviews, but I had to let everyone know this is a good movie to watch. The roller coaster ride kept you on your toes, guessing all throughout the movie. Now that I think about it, as I'm writing this writing this review they really did pack a lot into this movie. It was intellectual, violent, an absolute page turner. You literally anticipated every moment of the movie. Oh, and then I mentioned it was violent. Like some Quentin Tarantino film noir. It is not for the faint of heart. All that said, I'll give this Movie a solid 10. And like I said, I don't usually write reviews but this movie was really fun and enjoyable to watch.

What would you do?

That's what's fun to ask when watching this movie.

Sometimes I get burned out of the high budget Hollywood films, Your Lucky Day is refreshing fun and suspenseful, when you're watching this movie ask yourself what would you do? Angus cloud is classic Angus. This character you could tell is a very natural character for Angus to play.

He's on point, all the supporting cast are exactly what the film intends. Everybody wants to be a hard-core critic, I say, have fun enjoy the up-and-coming not with just this movie but any other movie that is not a super high budget mainstream Hollywood flick.

This is definitely one of the best thrillers I've seen in many years. About halfway through I thought to myself how could this movie possibly end and I could not have envisioned the ending in any way shape or form. Very literally an edge of your seat thriller that should not be missed this is a sleeper hit for sure. And definitely in the vein of Reservoir dogs.

Definitely don't pass this film up if you have the opportunity to watch it do it, if for any other reason it's a excellent case study of what would you do?

And to tell you just how much I enjoyed this film, this is the first time I've ever written a review of a film on IMDb.

I just watched this thriller and I'm still reeling from the experience! The acting was top-notch and the story was expertly woven, keeping me on the edge of my seat.

I'm genuinely baffled by the negative reviews - this movie makes perfect sense. Perhaps some viewers missed the subtle nuances or twists? Whatever the reason, I felt compelled to share my opposing view.

As someone who rarely writes reviews, I had to speak out against the unwarranted hate for this fantastic film. If you're a fan of thrillers, do yourself a favor and watch this! I'm giving it a well-deserved 10 stars.

A valuable lesson I've learned is to remain humble and composed, even in the face of great success. Shouting from the rooftops about your achievements can often attract unwanted attention and potentially land you in trouble.

Instead, focus on quietly celebrating your wins and using them as motivation to continue striving for excellence. Remember, true greatness is often accompanied by humility and a willingness to stay grounded.

By keeping a low profile and avoiding boastful behavior, you can avoid unnecessary drama, criticism, and even jealousy from others. Stay focused, stay humble, and let your success speak for itself.

Your Lucky Day was a crazy good experience. Certainly not what I was expecting watching the trailer or reading the plot description. Angus Cloud does a really good job in here with one of his last roles before his untimely passing. The acting is stellar from the remaining cast and keeps everything grounded. The movie begs the question what would you do in this situation? Would you do what is right or turn to greed? The film starts off with a lot of intensity and quickly escalates as the film goes on. You have to give this movie a watch to see how everything unfolds! Trust me you will be surprised! Your Lucky Day gets a very good 8 stars out of 10.