Many have known Lucky Luke from the animated adaptations that have been made of the original comics and he is another little-remembered childhood character. This live-action adaptation quite respects the visual style and humor of the source material. They knew how to translate the comic material into real life very well with an actor who fits the role of Lucky Luke very well. The soundtrack is even amazing. The production, photography and special effects are also spectacular, perfectly replicating the vision of the comic. A point in its favor is that this film tells the origin of Lucky Luke from the prologue, which adds to the knowledge of the character's past. The drawback here is that the film has too many gags and is too exaggerated with the humor, making the film very fast-paced and difficult to get into the plot. It's a parody with a very cartoony style and feels like a living cartoon. That's something that partly helps the film by respecting the source material, but at the same time makes it difficult to take it seriously when necessary. Adding moments of seriousness and not so many gags would have helped connect more with the film. Lucky Luke is a film that does very well as an adaptation, but as a film it is a somewhat heavy parody. My final rating for this movie is a 7/10.
Review of Lucky Luke
