Lucky

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Lucky

R

Released Jul 15, 2011

1h 30m

Comedy

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Wannabe serial killer Ben (Colin Hanks) wins the lottery and pursues Lucy (Ari Graynor), the woman of his dreams. Lucy marries Ben and develops feelings for him, then she discovers he has been killing women who bear a striking resemblance to her.

Nick Pinkerton

Village Voice

Drama cannot live on wobbly metaphors alone, and the untenable roles are played without charisma.

Aug 9, 2021

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

It gets bogged down in slo-mo indie quirk when it should be faster, more in our face.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 9, 2021

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

Lucky, unfortunately, is terrible: overbearing, obnoxious, and boring.

Aug 9, 2021

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Susan Granger

SSG Syndicate

A dark, deeply deranged comedy.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 9, 2021

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

Colin Hanks perfects his enigmatic poker face veneer and knack for scary fun, as an Iowa bottom feeder working stiff. Still stuck in perpetual boyhood and living at home with his clinging when not nagging mom Pauline, a wickedly eccentric Ann-Margret.

Aug 9, 2021

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Marshall Fine

Hollywood & Fine

It's meant to be deadpan but Lucky is just dead, period. Only Graynor manages to inject any life into it. But she might as well be shooting electricity through a corpse

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jennifer j

This movie is a GREAT dark comedy. Why do the best dark comedies get such bad reviews, when they later become great cult classics. There are a lot of dark comedy fans out there, but they don't advertise the movies properly. They are there own unique category, and if you are not a fan of dark comedy, don't give a review. There just not for you!!! The studios never put enough into advertising these movies, and rarely give them a chance. Simply advertise the movies for what they are, Dark Comedy, and give them a chance. Lucky was even was on no streaming service, no prime, and had to search on Apple.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/09/23

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Martin B

We got spoiled with Bob Odenkirk. This proves he can do clinkers. Meirelle Enos is radiant and hard to take your eyes off. Hank is a stereotypical academic but worse one with baggage from his childhood. He's just very unlikeable and certainly lucky to be with the wife he has. Cedric Percelle Yarbrough also playing a snooty academic yet another character that's hard to watch. The rest of the cast interesting but it just don't seem funny or dramatic or anything worth watching. Good but seem to all stay in their own spaces with no changing dynamics amoung them to engage the viewer. Hanks constant sarcastic quips in response to even the simplest interaction are annoying as heck.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/19/23

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Audience Member

This is a fun macabre comedy about a serial killer who wins the lottery and a chance to win over his longtime obsession, who loves his money more. I've watched it several times and I love every part of it. Ari Graynor is great and Colin Hanks makes the best oddball serial killer. I also love the soundtrack. I love the song, "Calling All Doctors."

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Gil Cates Jr.

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Ben

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Synopsis

Wannabe serial killer Ben (Colin Hanks) wins the lottery and pursues Lucy (Ari Graynor), the woman of his dreams. Lucy marries Ben and develops feelings for him, then she discovers he has been killing women who bear a striking resemblance to her.

Director: Gil Cates Jr.
Producer: Gil Cates Jr., Caitlin Murney
Screenwriter: Gil Cates Jr., Kent Sublette
Distributor: Phase 4 Films
Production Co: Ten/Four Pictures, Mirabelle Pictures, Tax Credit Finance
Rating: R (Some Violence|Language|Brief Sexuality)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 15, 2011, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m

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