Lucky 7
.a white light at the end of a dark tunnel .coalesces into a train and a figure emerges from the light into the darkness of a city at night.
This is the opening shot from Stephen Hayes' first film, Lucky 7 a neo-noir , hat's off to a Raymond Chandleresque plot.
Patrick Farley aka Lucky 7 is the seventh child of the Farley family and has come back to pay off a debt. His character is only here to do the right thing, but ends up in the middle of a turf war between 2 rival families, get's himself beaten up, drugged by a femme fatale, framed for murder and generally treated poorly by all involved, including some of his own family.
There are plenty of expletives in the dialogue, and some suggestive violence but always followed by some great "one - liners". Very "Sam Spade". At the viewing that I attended, there was a particular comment about "dietary fibre" during a crucial scene that brought the house down.
That's the plot on the surface, but dig a little deeper and you will find it a morality play on family, forgiveness,betrayal and redemption.
While skirting the idea of "The Prodigal Son" I found Lucky to be more of a Lazarus figure.
Lucky seems to be a man caught between 2 worlds he is greeted at his first encounter with family with a resounding " Well if isn't Lucky 7 back from the dead "
Later in the film, another character mentions to his cronies " Whatcha got here is a ghost a dead man.."
Is he here for some reason other than paying off a family debt??? or is there something else at play?
Religious symbolism is used throughout the film, along with some very acute camera work some ala Kubrick in lighting and pacing.
A splintered dream sequence recurs throughout the film with a culmination at the end .which may explain why Lucky is really back and from where.
A sensational soundtrack, and solid acting throughout make this a great first film, from writer,director Stephen Hayes.
.a white light at the end of a dark tunnel .coalesces into a train and a figure emerges from the light into the darkness of a city at night.
This is the opening shot from Stephen Hayes' first film, Lucky 7 a neo-noir , hat's off to a Raymond Chandleresque plot.
Patrick Farley aka Lucky 7 is the seventh child of the Farley family and has come back to pay off a debt. His character is only here to do the right thing, but ends up in the middle of a turf war between 2 rival families, get's himself beaten up, drugged by a femme fatale, framed for murder and generally treated poorly by all involved, including some of his own family.
There are plenty of expletives in the dialogue, and some suggestive violence but always followed by some great "one - liners". Very "Sam Spade". At the viewing that I attended, there was a particular comment about "dietary fibre" during a crucial scene that brought the house down.
That's the plot on the surface, but dig a little deeper and you will find it a morality play on family, forgiveness,betrayal and redemption.
While skirting the idea of "The Prodigal Son" I found Lucky to be more of a Lazarus figure.
Lucky seems to be a man caught between 2 worlds he is greeted at his first encounter with family with a resounding " Well if isn't Lucky 7 back from the dead "
Later in the film, another character mentions to his cronies " Whatcha got here is a ghost a dead man.."
Is he here for some reason other than paying off a family debt??? or is there something else at play?
Religious symbolism is used throughout the film, along with some very acute camera work some ala Kubrick in lighting and pacing.
A splintered dream sequence recurs throughout the film with a culmination at the end .which may explain why Lucky is really back and from where.
A sensational soundtrack, and solid acting throughout make this a great first film, from writer,director Stephen Hayes.