Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die Ratings & Reviews
Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube) Mark Kermode
The last 25 minutes of it are just hogwash. AARP Movies for Grownups Thelma Adams
An eye-popping, nonstop Rube Goldberg motion picture, led by a zany, manic Rockwell. The film provokes and entertains, refusing to take itself (or the human race) too seriously. (All (Parentheses)) (Substack) Keith Uhlich
Buddha wisdom from the Budweiser: Frogs guy, who'da thunk? Houston Chronicle Cary Darling
(It) is a goofy blast of comedic science-fiction that humorously taps into our fear of where technology is dragging us. While perhaps not as edgy, perceptive or funny as it could have been, it is nevertheless a entertaining hodgepodge of other films. The Travers Take Peter Travers
Sam Rockwell excels as a wild man from the future in Gore Verbinski's deceptively profound satire that holds up a dark mirror to the dangerous game we're playing with AI. A true film for its time. At two hours and 15 minutes, "Good Luck" is too long, and it goes a bit haywire in its wayward third act. But this is a movie stuffed with ideas and a lot to get off its chest, and it was never going to not be a bit messy in its execution. RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico
It's a bit haphazard in both structure and messaging, but there's a creative spark under this one that's missing from a lot of Hollywood products of late. San Jose Mercury News Randy Myers
Sock it to 'em, Verbinski and Robinson. Your ire and outrage proves to be entertaining and hopefully not so prescient. Los Angeles Times Amy Nicholson
So intricate and angry - and so shamelessly ambitious - you can't believe someone in today's Hollywood was willing to put up the money to get it made. New York Times Alissa Wilkinson
The weird gets piled on top of more weird, and there are twists and revelations and - well, I don't really think it's a satisfying ending, but you might, and it certainly lands with a bang. Austin Chronicle James Scott
Maybe I don't love every element here in Verbinski and Robinson's sci-fi treatise on putting down the damn phone, but ultimately? I'm glad they're on humanity's side. [The film] feels raggedly put together at times, however precise Verbinski's filmmaking might be within each scene, but as the story unfolds and the full scope of the threat emerges, a winning sincerity overtakes the film. The selling point...is the ensemble, and seeing charming actors interact charmingly isn't the worst way to spend time at the movies. Be warned, though, it's a lot of time, as Good Luck clocks in at an entirely unwarranted 134 minutes. The pitch-black comedy frequently threatens to overwhelm but thrives on the bleakness of our tech dystopia. Associated Press Jake Coyle
It grows more wayward the deeper it goes into its too-lengthy runtime. But there's a bonkers charm to how Verbinski tackles contemporary anxieties head on. The Daily Beast Nick Schager
With Oscar-winner Sam Rockwell as its tempestuous engine, it's a captivatingly silly saga about the pitfalls of our modern techno-obsessiveness. Sure, it gets a bit messy. But it's also exciting to see something so earnest and human and utterly bonkers. The Hollywood Reporter David Rooney
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die doesn't quite deliver on the sardonic promise of its catchy title, but its appealing cast and Verbinski's flair for kinetic action set pieces make it a reasonably entertaining entry in the canon of gonzo sci-fi comedies. Slant Magazine Justin Clark
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die's obviousness only makes its proximity to the real-life A.I. slop invasion more unnerving, and the extent of what humanity has accepted for convenience's sake more abhorrent. Never predictable (or safe) in his choices, "MouseHunt" architect Verbinski has been sorely missed. It takes a virtuoso of his caliber to execute on the movie's intricate "Everything Everywhere All at Once"-level imagination.
