Lucky Bastard (2013 film)
Lucky Bastard is a 2013 found footage horror movie and the directorial debut of American producer Robert Nathan. The film had its world premiere in May 2013 at the Monaco Film Festival and was given a limited theatrical release on February 14, 2014 in the United States. It stars Don McManus as a porn site owner that finds more than he anticipated when he hires a seemingly docile young man Jay Paulson to have sex on camera. The films portrayals of sex and violence resulted in the movie gaining a NC17 rating. The film staff was given recommendations on how to change this to an R rating, but they declined because if we recut it there wont be any movie left.
In keeping with the found footage conceit of the film, the closing credits list the fictional character Ashley Saint as one of the producers.Critical reception for Lucky Bastard has been mixed and the film currently holds a rating of 55 on Rotten Tomatoes based onreviews andon Metacritic based onreviews. Common elements of praise centered around the films actors and Fangoria stated that the performances by Rue and Paulson are a large part of what makes the main section of LUCKY BASTARD work. Criticism for the film stemmed from what reviewers saw as a lack of tension, and JoBlo.com noted that the film was largely watchable but that much of it was due to the movies acting. Variety panned the film, praising its technical aspects while writing that the movie was overall tedious. In contrast, the Los Angeles Times gave a favorable review for Lucky Bastards and called it a clever thriller, praising the movies script and stating that Although sexual activity and nudity are abundant, they rarely feel gratuitous. ........
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