Lucky You

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Louise C I enjoyed watching 'Lucky You', seeing Eric Bana in a different role from my previous experience of him on screen. The RT ratings seem harsh from where I'm sitting. This film is not in the top league, but for what it is, a very well presented film. I bought this on DVD and always look at the Extras, The amount of work that was put into research and training for the poker scenes merits a mention. Rating this a 7. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/23 Full Review Matty Underrated Eric Banner classic! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is seriously embarrassing to the game of poker Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I truly cannot understand the disdain the film received. Hanson's film is a throwback to a time when subtlety and small, personal stories were celebrated in Hollywood, and you don't even have to go back to the Golden Age era to find it. The Curse of Star Wars has made younger filmmakers and audiences less patient and more demanding of in-your-face storytelling. This is why we're plagued with the preponderance of comic book flicks. Hanson's choice to fill in just enough details on the basic of Texas Hold'em gave the audience enough of an anchor about what transpires without giving them a TED Talk or a Daniel Negreanu master class. Anyone who's ever taken a screenwriting class knows Eric Bana's character follows the pattern of a flawed hero whose defects hold him back from success (poker), love (Billie) and family`(his father). Barrymore's "Drew" is the catalyst character who helps Huck grow. Anyone who punishes Lucky You for not being a Poker Heist film or terrorists taking over the WSOP, or Huck coming to terms with his transgender issues, does a disservice by reviewing the film they expected (or wanted) and discounting the one the director actually told. I liked Lucky You as much as I enjoyed In Her Shoes, which is another personal story well told by Curtis Hanson. This film illustrates the downside of art critics and film critics especially. Both the Hollywood Reporter and Variety reviewers decided they hated it, and two days late most major media outlet reviewers excoriated it. (I wonder how many of them actually saw the film or merely kept the Variety review in mind when they watched it?) Let it be remembered that Sideways—a very enjoyable and painfully funny Alexander Payne movie—was the darling of all the critics who predicted it would sweep the Oscars. It didn't. Not even close. This is what can happen when too many critics end up patting themselves on the back. Ignore the negatives and see the movie. It's a delightful tale. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Stay away! Lots of big names and Robert Duvallï¿ 1/2(TM)s charisma convinced me to stick around until the end. It was a trap! This movie is full of cringeworthy moments and unearned character growth. I only wish the story continued long enough to see Huck beaten to a bloody pulp by the Vegas goons once his sponsor sees Huckï¿ 1/2(TM)s hole cards at the final table on TV! Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie had very specific writing failures throughout the first 90% but was still an amazing film. The ending of the film (I won't be specific because I don't want to spoil anything) was such a spectacular disappointment that for everything done right in the first hour fortry-five, the last five to ten sufficiently flushed this film down the toilet. Don't waste your time. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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