Why so much hype?

Really Surprised!

Absolutely brilliant

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Extremely deft rendering of current immigrant experience (South Asian) in the NYC underbelly recalling not only Scorsese but even Scott B and Beth B by a young filmmaker who will go far. Accolades from the LA Times are highly justified pointing to the multinational, multi-everything, cast who gel almost as an ensemble. The perspective of a NYC taxi driver working the night shift is iconic and the immigrant's outer-borough reality in high relief. The Manhattan sophisticates at Cinema Village East were floored when one beautiful shady character, brilliantly realized by Galla Borowski, burst into Russian in the cab. One sensed creator Bari Kang was playing himself though having turned his life around. Hard-hitting, violent, mournful and haunting. Representations of miserable struggles, drugs and desperation, hearkening to years when Gotham was totally out of control, a time forgotten by many comfortable New Yorkers.

Writer-director Bari Kang's Lucky is a well made film with a talented cast. I grew up in the New York/New jersey area, and watching this movie depicted a taste of realness of undocumented life, as well as life for any immigrant caught up in the fight to make a living to support loved ones. If you want to experience drama and action along with an interesting story line, I highly recommend this movie.

I was fortunate enough to see Lucky when it premiered at the Urban World Film Festival and was blown away. It exceeded all of my expectations (which were high). The pacing of the film is consistently taut, it's well shot and well acted and I was glued to the screen for the entire ride. Excited for its upcoming release!

It's refreshing to watch an original movie with new talent and twists to keep the audience engaged. The casting was done very well and the chemistry between the actors was seamless. The dark humor was unlike anything I've seen and gave way to see dimensions to the characters. We are looking forward to seeing a sequel or two of Lucky.