Luckiest Girl Alive

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Luckiest Girl Alive

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2022

1h 53m

Crime

Drama

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Luckiest Girl Alive centers on Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe, and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Brentley School, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.

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Critics Consensus

Luckiest Girl Alive means well and Mila Kunis does strong work in the central role, but those positive points are overshadowed by a treatment that risks trivializing its themes.

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Luckiest Girl Alive can be uncomfortably intense, but this is a story worth telling -- and Mila Kunis does it justice with an eye-opening dramatic performance.

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

The issues here couldn’t be more pertinent. But Knoll’s thriller is a sleek but pretty crude example of processing PTSD for Netflix and chilling...

Rated: 2/4

Oct 11, 2022

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Richard Lawson

Vanity Fair

Luckiest Girl Alive keeps telling us that we are watching a biting depiction of sublimated grief and rage, but the movie bounces along at such a weird pace that nothing can sink in or register as more than garish, tossed-off plot detail.

Oct 10, 2022

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Todd McCarthy

Deadline Hollywood Daily

As formulaic as it is, the story nonetheless confronts the persistence of guilt over past questionable behavior and how people struggle to deal with it, even long after the fact.

Oct 8, 2022

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Mini Anthikad-Chhibber

The Hindu

Skilfully adapted for the screen from her 2015 novel of the same name, Jessica Knoll has brought contemporary concerns alive in a harrowingly thrilling film.

Oct 4, 2023

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Michael Cook

KARK-TV

This movie just doesn't quite work...It felt like a very fashionable Hallmark movie.

Rated: 6.5

Aug 10, 2023

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

Luckiest Girl Alive is able to tie everything up with a neat bow at the end because nothing was ever unpacked to begin with. This latest Netflix Original is sensationalized trauma packaged neatly for the true-crime-obsessed crowd.

Jul 24, 2023

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Ralph R

I enjoyed Luckiest Girl Alive, especially the directing, cinematography, and overall production quality. Visually, it’s really well done, and the way Mike Barker brought Ani’s world to life was impressive. The contrast between her seemingly perfect life and the darker, more haunting parts of her past was captured beautifully. That being said, the plot felt a bit too packed for me. It’s like they tried to cram too much into the runtime, which made the storyline feel rushed and kind of hectic at times. Some parts that could have been explored more deeply were glossed over, and it made the pacing feel uneven. It’s almost like they were trying to do too much at once. I also felt like the movie didn’t always let things sink in properly. Some of the more intense moments felt like they were brushed past too quickly, which took away from the emotional impact. It’s a shame because there are some powerful themes in there that could’ve hit harder if they’d had more room to breathe. Overall, though, I still enjoyed it. Mila Kunis gave a great performance, and the film does a solid job at keeping you engaged, even if it doesn’t quite stick the landing in terms of pacing or depth.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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Khetsiwe C

Really nice movie. I could relate to Ani's story, unfortunately this is something that a lot of females experience in their life time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/04/24

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Michael K

Watched on 06/01/2024.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/01/24

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John Q

Terribly Toxic movie. Hated it

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/24/24

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JDior G

Content and performances, dialogue were quite good but flow was heinous. Lulled and dragged on at times, then it seemed like it was over multiple times. Audience has to imagine what could have been.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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courtney b

It deviates from the book far too much. Too much left out too many plot holes too many things changed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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Luckiest Girl Alive centers on Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe, and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Brentley School, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.

Director: Mike Barker
Producer: Bruna Papandrea, Jeanne Snow, Erik Feig, Lucy Kitada
Screenwriter: Jessica Knoll
Production Co: Made Up Stories, Picturestart, Orchard Farm Productions
Rating: R (Sexual Material|Rape|Language Throughout|Teen Substance Use|Violent Content)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2022
Runtime: 1h 53m

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