Lucky You

PG-13

Released May 4, 2007

2 hr. 4 min.

Drama

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28%

141 Reviews

Tomatometer

28%

100,000+ Ratings

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Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) is a talented poker player who must balance an intense love affair with the feats he must accomplish to win a slot in the world championship game in Las Vegas. If he makes it to the table, there is a chance he may have to compete against his father (Robert Duvall), a poker legend who abandoned Huck's mother years ago.

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Critics Consensus

Lucky You tries to combine a romantic story with the high-stakes world of poker, but comes up with an empty hand.

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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 out of 5 stars

07/26/23

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Matty

Underrated Eric Banner classic!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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kevin c

This is one of those movies that just seemed to cater to romantic comedy crowd. But that's only a small portion as this is a pretty fantastic poker movie as Eric Bana plays a poker player looking to get a seat at the World Series of Poker as is his famous poker playing father played by Robert Duvall. Drew Barrymore plays his love interest. Excellent poker movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This movie is seriously embarrassing to the game of poker

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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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 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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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 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Eric Bana

Huck Cheever

Drew Barrymore

Billie Offer

Robert Duvall

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Rated: 2/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Ben Kenigsberg

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Rated: 4/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

Hanson and Roth shuffle the two sides of the movie, the poker tournament and the love affair, with a Howard Hawksian feel for casual professionalism.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 10, 2008

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Heather Boerner

Common Sense Media

Don't bet on Barrymore's lackluster poker rom-com.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 18, 2010

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Curtis Hanson's film concerns itself with wage-makers' addictive pathological itch, desperate hustles and poker's cult of very strange personalities. Its most striking "Tin Cup" kinship: Vindication and victory don't always arrive together.

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 19, 2010

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Tony Macklin

Fayetteville Free Weekly

I don't think I believed the movie Lucky You, but I sort of enjoyed it. A caveat: I enjoy watching poker on ESPN. If you don't, this movie will bore you.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 2, 2009

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Synopsis

Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) is a talented poker player who must balance an intense love affair with the feats he must accomplish to win a slot in the world championship game in Las Vegas. If he makes it to the table, there is a chance he may have to compete against his father (Robert Duvall), a poker legend who abandoned Huck's mother years ago.

Director: Curtis Hanson
Executive Producer: Bruce Berman
Screenwriter: Eric Roth, Curtis Hanson
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Deuce Three Prods., DiNovi Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Sexual Humor)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 4, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 2, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.8M
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SRD, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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