‘Lucky Strike’: Scott Eastwood’s Best Effort Yet is Still Just Above Average

This Battle of the Bulge WW II action thriller steals its own thunder at the start.

Cpt. Castle (Scott Eastwood) stars in a WWII action thriller, "Lucky Strike." Roadside Attractions

Since his screen debut in 2006, Scott Eastwood has been compared in every imaginable way to his father, Clint. Eastwood deserves credit for at least trying to avoid being perceived as a nepo baby.

For two years, he used his birth name (Scott Reeves), and during this stretch, he had bit roles in five features, two of which were directed by his father. Eventually, he succumbed to the inevitable.