Verdict
Summary
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is incredibly imaginative and weird with some fantastic visuals and music and a winning performance as always) from Sam Rockwell. It won’t be for everyone due to how out there it is but its message about AI and society is clear.
Plot: A “Man From the Future” arrives at a diner in Los Angeles where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence.
Review: How do you even review a movie like Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die? Gore Verbinski’s return to the directing chair is one of the strangest films I’ve seen this year but is kept afloat as always by the amazing Sam Rockwell. He is one of my favourite actors and I can’t picture anyone else playing this role.
We never find out the character’s name, he’s just called The Man from the Future who has come back to save mankind from AI. Yes, it’s another movie about AI but trust me when I say this is unlike any film you’ll see this year.
It’s a searing indictment of modern society and our reliance on technology, especially phones. I think the cat monster will haunt me for weeks as it’s surprisingly creepy and the imagination behind the film is mind boggling.
I’m not sure why this is classed as an action movie on IMDb as there isn’t much in the way of action and is more of dark comedic sci-fi. The visuals are stunning and it’s amazing what they achieved considering the relatively modest budget.
It is a little over long and the pacing does plod a little, but it’s unpredictable and refreshingly different despite the AI subject matter.
Geoff Zanelli’s score is superb and one of the many highlights with epic choirs singing nonsense.
Overall, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is one of the oddest movies you’ll see this year with a stellar performance from Sam Rockwell and some amazing visuals and music. I was bemused by a lot of it as it gets super weird, but this is still worth a watch.