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Lucky Break

Play trailer Lucky Break R 1994 1h 33m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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33% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Sophie (Gia Carides) is a romance writer who's used to living out her fantasies in fiction. Her amorous desires get a dose of reality when she encounters Eddie (Anthony LaPaglia), a dashing jewelery thief who says he's fallen for her. But, like one of Sophie's page-turners, their romance has a few obstacles. Eddie is scheduled to get married to his shrewish fiancée, Gloria (Rebecca Gibney). And Sophie hasn't yet revealed that she can't walk without crutches and a leg brace.

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Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Joey O'Bryan Austin Chronicle Rated: 2/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review David Noh Film Journal International Despite its wildly improbable plot, its general tone is one of a becalmed hush, full of wondering discovery, highly suitable for romance. Jul 11, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 14, 2005 Full Review Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews Rated: 4/10 Dec 22, 2003 Full Review Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Most screwball comedies play off a mistaken identity. Paperback Romance may be the first to use a mistaken disability. Rated: 1/4 May 30, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Hmm what can I say about this movie? it got some nice scenes, and some scenes I dont really think fit in there. Anthony LaPaglia does it well, but Gia Carides... well... is not so good... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member <a href="http://cooltext.com"><img src="http://images.cooltext.com/1805199.png" alt="My Review " /></a></a> <b><i>"I can't walk properly. You can't talk properly. We can't make love properly. What kind of relationship do we have?"</b></i> Among the quotes spoken in a good love scene that one is one of the funniest I've ever heard, given that how is that a couple with weaknesses of their own have a good night together? Sophie is a romance novelist who has been disabled since she was a child and with her broken limb she feigns her infirmity as a skiing accident when she meets Eddie, the man of her dreams. Now that she's thrown herself into an affair there's no telling how far she'll go to keep the fantasy alive. Released on August 15, 1994 (curse the incorrect info saying that it was released three years later) and coming from Down Under, <i>Paperback Romance</i> was one of those films that I had no idea that I was uninterested at first - at least until it appealed to me right now! :) It turned out to be really entertaining and really lovely for all the intimate moments involved that are set against to the fantasies that the writer envisioned. And I liked the story a lot, as there are a lot of ways for me to dream of love again with watching chick flicks as one of them. Performing in her finest of her acting performance Gia Carides plays her Sophie character as a person with a lot of imagination and she puts all of her romantic fantasies well on pace while quoting her provocative of her proses. <a href="http://s955.photobucket.com/albums/ae34/radboviemiot/?action=view¤t=Romance_book-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae34/radboviemiot/Romance_book-1.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> Overall, I can say that <i>Paperback Romance</i> is one funny, one sexy, and one great romantic movie that really puts one's best foot forward while going to the outrageous of lengths. I recommend it for anyone who loves to watch chick flicks or reads/writes romance books. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member The actor who plays Benny in this flick is a friend. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member The stake-out at the end is hilarious. Otherwise, kind of silly and so-so. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member A favorite. Anthony LaPaglia is definitely an interesting character in this movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member this movie was funny a good romantic comedy that put a few smiles on my face and the occasional tear Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Sophie (Gia Carides) is a romance writer who's used to living out her fantasies in fiction. Her amorous desires get a dose of reality when she encounters Eddie (Anthony LaPaglia), a dashing jewelery thief who says he's fallen for her. But, like one of Sophie's page-turners, their romance has a few obstacles. Eddie is scheduled to get married to his shrewish fiancée, Gloria (Rebecca Gibney). And Sophie hasn't yet revealed that she can't walk without crutches and a leg brace.
Director
Ben Lewin
Producer
Bob Weis
Screenwriter
Ben Lewin
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$147.0K
Runtime
1h 33m