Release: Lucifer

 

Lucifer

Genre: Dark Comedy/Fantasy/Musical

Director: Danny Boyle

Writer: John Malone

Based on DC Comics characters

Cast: Jonny Lee Miller, Justine Theroux, Julia Butters, Adeline Rudolph, Vinnie Jones, Daniel Henney, Tom Felton, Billy Idol (cameo), Sting (cameo)

Budget: $53,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $37,295,277

Foreign Box Office: $62,189,653

Total Profit: -$15,502,023

Reaction: This is not the season so far for the DC Comics Universe with both releases so far losing money for the studio - granted, they were both R-rated releases. We will have to wait until Round 10's Supergirl: Power to see if things will turn around for the label.

"Lucifer is divine chaos with a killer soundtrack. Danny Boyle directs like a man possessed, blending Bowie ballads, celestial fistfights, and drunken existential crises into something that feels like Moulin Rouge met The Sandman and did cocaine in a Miami =\nightclub bathroom. Jonny Lee Miller's Lucifer is messy, magnetic, and beautifully broken — think David Bowie by way of Hunter S. Thompson. The musical moments rip (Billy Idol’s cameo is worth the price of admission), and Julia Butters quietly steals scenes as the next-gen angel trying to figure out if free will is worth all the heartache. But yeah, it's also a lot — part musical, part comic-book fantasy, part therapy session for immortal beings with family baggage the size of Florida itself. Not everything sticks, but when it does, it burns like a good bottle of tequila." - Jaz Flores, ScreenJunkiezBuzz!

"Lucifer kicks off as a slow-burn, soaking in heavy vibes, but once Elaine hits the streets and Heaven’s war machine roars to life, it absolutely sings. It's a wicked cocktail of dark humor, religious philosophy, and action that'll have you slamming the bar for another round, all while tapping your foot to the sweet sounds of Sting and Billy Idol - who both show they can act even when playing themselves." - Dexter Quinn, Cinematic Observer Newsletter

“Lucifer is a dazzlingly uneven cocktail of celestial melodrama and glam rock excess that teeters between brilliance and indulgence. Danny Boyle’s flair for visual chaos and irreverent tone mostly holds the swirling narrative together, but the film often threatens to collapse under its own mythological weight. Jonny Lee Miller gives a charmingly rakish performance as the devil in exile, but the story’s shifts from karaoke to cosmic warfare feel more whiplash than clever. Julia Butters shines as the next-gen angel with a conscience, and the soundtrack slaps, even when the plot doesn’t. At its best, it’s a cheeky fever dream. At its worst, it’s a divine hangover.” - Rex Rockwall, The Observer Express Chronicle

Rated R for language, violence, and drug use.