I appreciate directors and writers who try to do things a little differently to the constant identical horror movies we see everyday. And I like the fact we get presented with movies that aren't as straightforward as others. This movies reminds me of Mother! While I like the ideas behind the movies and trying to get people to think outside the box, the execution of these films needs to be a little tidier. They start off really interesting and as a viewer, you're really intrigued and excited....and then they just go to a weird place and don't come back, and you're sitting there thinking...'huh?'

There were several plot holes in this film and many things that were introduced were not explained at all. Not everyone who watched will be able to deduce certain clues brought up. It doesn't need to be a blatant in your face explanation that takes away from the mystery of the film, but it does need to be addressed in a way the viewer is like, 'ah, ok...I see what they did there.' It felt unfinished at 1hr 20mins. Could have packed a bit more in to wrap things up.

Whilst I appreciate the premise, I was a little lost.

Who killed her husband and best friend? If it's a metaphor, and the murderer was really a composition of many different men from the past who've perhaps made May feel unsafe, how did people actually die from a metaphor - did May kill them? I really wanted to enjoy this I just sorely feel like they rushed the premise and it wasn't explained well enough with very little explanation or closure. Blood was left each time, but how is that even possible ???

I love the fact that women are directing horror films more and more often. Past films have shown that they are as in touch with the genre as any male director out there. Films like PET SEMETARY and SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE are direct proof of that. Unfortunately as with male directors there are sometimes efforts that fail as well. LUCKY is one of those.

Screenwriter/star Brea Grant plays May, a self-help author who's in a bit of a slump. Waiting to hear from her publisher about the next book they want her to write she leaves her agents office with a box of books in hand for the next signing. In the parking garage she hears a soft scream, looks around seeing nothing and goes about heading home.

That night she begins to talk to her husband Ted (Dhruv Uday Singh) about getting married but he changes the subject. In bed that night she hears something and looks out the window to see a masked man looking up. She wakes Ted and he tells her it's just the man who comes there every night to murder her. Stunned at this response she goes with him to find out what's going on but no one is there.

The next morning they argue about what transpired and Ted tells her he's leaving until she decides to calm down. That night, home alone, the stranger reappears. May wounds him and calls the police but when they arrive he's nowhere to be found. They file a report and leave.

Each passing day the same situation repeats itself. The stranger shows, May kills him, the body disappears and she calls the police. She talks to her friends and Ted's sister about what's happening. Ted remains away. But still the stranger returns with the violence between him and May increasing.

The movie sounds like a violent version of GROUNDHOG DAY but not exactly identical moments being played out, just the nightly attack and the seemingly non-existent help from the police. At one point things take a surreal turn as the detective, officer, social worker and more join in together to sing a song about questioning May. It doesn't help things or the movie.

As the movie developed I found my interest slipping with each new attack and the strange behavior of the characters surrounding May. Thoughts ranged from is she insane and we're seeing this through her eyes? Or could it be that she's in purgatory, forced to relive the same terror night after night? Perhaps this is her husband trying to drive her insane? By the end of the film no answer is presented.

Perhaps that is what made me dislike this movie so much. I'm one who wants a solid pay out to what I've just watched. I want a beginning, middle and end to the films I watch. I loathe movies that leave things up in the air and this movie does that. If I'm willing to invest 83 minutes into watching a movie I want there to be a reason to do so. For me this movie didn't deliver the goods.

On top of that while the see through mask the killer wears is creepy enough we get no background on why he's doing what he's doing. Is he a fan? A stalker? An escaped lunatic? Who knows? And when his mask is finally removed the last piece of the puzzle is given to us only for it to be a new puzzle piece that doesn't fit into the puzzle we were working on.

I usually don't slam a movie too hard. This one does look well shot, the soundtrack is good and Grant delivers a good performance. I don't know if the fault here lies in her script or the direction of Natasha Kermani but somewhere along the line they made a film that's not entertaining and leaves you not wishing there were more but just wishing it were over.