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A NASCAR Caper Comedy Fueled By Thick Southern Accents: 'Logan Lucky'

Steven Soderbergh's return to filmmaking after a brief hiatus features strong chemistry between its two leads, a great cast, and the faint whiff of condescension.
Brothers Clyde (Adam Driver) and Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) in Steven Soderbergh's <em>Logan Lucky.</em>

The term "-Eleven" — a throwaway gag in first-time screenwriter's Rebecca Blunt's script for — could have been the elevator pitch for this shaggy, Southern-fried caper comedy that marks workaholic director/cinematographer/editor Stevenand produced several other small-screen series. It's possible he did some sailing and maybe hit a few golf balls, too. Who can say?)

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