Lucky Man: The Future Looks Bright for Orbach by Frederik Sisa

Orbach does land a well-struck blow; good filming technique, good cast, the whole shebang. The future’s looking bright for this new filmmaker.

 

SPIKE DVD REVIEW

Ruvin Orbach’s Lucky Man demonstrates an easy flair for gritty humor and quirky characters. There’s also a flavorful, zesty mosaic of old and new faces stirred into the mix, including vets like Sopranos wise guys Frank Vincent and Vincent Pastore.

Lucky Man is paved with richly drawn offbeat personalities and finely crafted storytelling.

 

BUZZNET

It’s a pretty brilliant exercise in style by writer-director Ruvin Orbach, who has come closer to exactly recreating the looks and sounds of a cheap crime thriller from the mid-’70s with his little indie than any major studio effort.

The Peaceful Critic written by Richard Propes

Orbach delivers smart dialogue and surprisingly complex character development

 

REVIEW BY ANDREW STAKER

This squalid world of violence, money, and smoke is hauntingly engrossing in its conviction

 

PRAISE FROM TALENT

On CNN, Frank Vincent (Soprano’s) claimed, “Ruvin Orbach has a great deal of power as a director.”

Brian De Palma who saw the film praised “Great story!” 

“Keep going in the direction you are going!” urged Oliver Stone talking about Ruvin Orbach.