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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - thatguy - 02-13-2026
I went to Alamo in Mountain View for an early preview. I had high hopes going in, I really like Sam Rockwell...but I got there early enough to catch the Alamo pre-show reel which included an interview with the director talking about other movies that influenced this. He cited Dog Day Afternoon for act 1, some anime (Akira?) for act 2 and Repo Man for act 3. I didn't get that watching the film, but I did get that he was referencing other films constantly. This movie was all over the place. Mostly, it's a zombie movie and really badly wants to be a funny Black Mirror. It gets heavy handed with the messaging: mobile phones and AI are bad, but doesn't really get any deeper than that. There's a monologue bit near the end that was very conspicuous and didn't really need the rest of the movie.
It tries to be funny, the monster that appears in the trailer is like a bad, early, genAI dog images/videos with recursive heads in a fractal nightmare. They could have pulled that string harder for great effect...Generally I found it all a little flat.
It almost redeemed itself towards the end with an extra act. I'm not a Michael Peña fan. He always stands out as himself. I find it hard to take him as a character. I think the movie might have been better if they cast all unknowns with Sam Rockwell.
Wait for the small screen...
--tg
RE: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - Drunk Monk - 02-13-2026
fair
Small screen it is.
RE: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - Greg - 02-13-2026
I hoped this would be good as I too am a fan of Rockwell.