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Lucky Bastard

This will not end well.

2014 · 1h 34m · NC-17 Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by Robert Nathan

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Overview

Lucky Bastard is a "found footage" thriller about a porn website run by Mike (Don McManus) that invites fans to have sex with porn stars. Jay Paulson plays Dave, an eager young fan given a chance to have sex with the fabulous Ashley Saint (Betsy Rue). But everyone gets more than they bargained for in the seemingly mild-mannered Dave... with gruesome results. The film is captured by the "Lucky Bastard" porn cameras for a fresh take on the "found footage" genre

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

Top critics, in their words

All reviews
52%
Tomatometer
Fresh

[Nathan], who co-wrote the clever, resourceful and at times darkly wry script with Lukas Kendall, effectively combines the eclectic footage (kudos to editor Tony Randel) to form a kicky, highly involving narrative.

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

None of the murders is particularly well staged (the sound effects feel distinctly off), yielding little in the way of suspense.

Peter Labuza, Variety
Fresh

Less exploitative and a bit smarter than its seedy adult-film setting would suggest.

John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten

A sorry-looking found-footage thriller as unconvincing as its characters' thrashing orgasms.

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Rotten

If nothing else (and that is pretty accurate), this found-footage horror film comprises the perfect storm of keywords to ensure moderate online success: porn, guns, boobs, simulated rape, antisocial psychopath.

Sara Stewart, New York Post

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