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After ending one of the weakest retirements in Hollywood history, Steven Soderbergh revved up his engine and returned to directing with Logan Lucky, which finds itself in the midst of a most welcome renaissance on Netflix.

Having grown disillusioned with life behind the camera, Soderbergh vowed to step away following the release of the HBO feature Behind the Candelabra. While that’s technically what he did, and it would be another four years until Logan Lucky was released, he wasn’t exactly sitting at home twiddling his thumbs.

During his self-imposed exile, Soderbergh executive produced and directed all 20 episodes of The Knick, re-edited Alfred Hitchcock and Gus Van Sant’s versions of Psycho into a cohesive whole, executive produced TV shows Red Oaks and The Girlfriend Experience, created and directed the entirety of interactive mystery Mosaic, and acted as the cinematographer, editor, and camera operator of Magic Mike XXL.

Technically, he kept his word by not helming a feature, but cinema was very grateful when he did. In typical Soderbergh fashion, though, nobody was entirely sure who wrote the thing. The screenplay for Logan Lucky was credited to Rebecca Blunt, who turned out – after much speculation – to be a pseudonym for his wife, Jules Asner.

What can’t be argued is that the story revolves around a bumbling family of criminals who concoct a scheme to rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway in the midst of a big race, which requires the help of a demolition expert who also happens to be incarcerated. Naturally, the dimwitted crooks try to stay one step ahead of everyone else, which is easier said than done when they’re not the sharpest tools in the drawer.

Adam Driver is on top form as one-armed Clyde Logan, with Riley Keough’s Mellie and Channing Tatum’s Jimmy rounding out the familial quartet. Proving he could do scene-stealing comedic turns well before Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, Daniel Craig hams it up to the rafters as the manic Joe Bang in a scene-stealing showcase.

The stacked roster also boasts Katie Holmes, veteran character actor and esteemed ‘that guy from that thing’ Dwight Yoakam, Sebastian Stan, Family Guy creator and animation mogul Seth MacFarlane, Jack Quaid, and two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank among its number to continue Soderbergh’s career-long habit of gathering together a star-studded ensemble.

It may not have been a massive hit at the box office, but Logan Lucky is exactly the type of movie that’s going to keep winning over fresh converts in the years to come. For the latest proof, look no further than the fact it’s currently the seventh most-watched feature on Netflix in the United States.