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The movie was saved by some FLEETING captures of my fellow Poker players. (Outside of Duvall, Berrymore shined brightest).
An well acted movie with an okay script. The story line lacked umph enough for it to be a break out movie.It was a nice movie for entertainment purpose though. A little bit of language but nothing too bad. (that's probably why it didn't make it in hollywood).A man obsessed with beating his father in poker is introduced to a woman who makes him THINK about the life he is living and how he is living it.
It's too bad that the script never seems to have made it to an editing board, with a little character development, script detailing, and storyline improvement the all-star cast may have had a chance. Remarkably in this time there is not one character that is developed enough to make the viewer actually care about them.
Seems like a recipe for success, doesn't it. Now figure in that boy is an obsessive poker player, willing to steal money from the girl he loves, bets on everything from miniature golf to living in a bathroom at the Aladdin casino, and has serious "daddy" issues.
Lucky You is the story of a chance meeting between two strangers who obviously feel a connection (Eric Bana and Drew Berrymore). The script was over extended and the film was almost unbearable to watch with a run time of two hours and fifteen minutes.
Girl is from a small town, so more than a little naive and is living with her Vegas veteran sister, played by Debra Messing. Where to even begin.
The film doesn't even serve as a good chick flick or rainy day watch. If you're looking for a Vegas themed movie worth viewing check out Leaving Las Vegas or 21, but leave Lucky You as a last resort.
if you play any cards what so ever then you wont like this movie. If you have so babe around your soldier and want to get in her pants, then this movie might work
In my experience, movies with the word "lucky" in the title are typically ironic tales about people that have no luck. This doesn't make it a great film but it does render it worthwhile. The final scenes, set in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, realistically depict the righteous media coverage this sports has obtained via pay per view, ESPN and other worldwide television outlets.While little of its intellectual appeal is present, some of the drama, competitiveness, tension and irascibility of the sport is made apparent in these closing scenes.
Still, the strong work of the leads carries this movie. This mellows in the happy final scenes, of course, where the good guy does the right thing, gets the girl, and makes up for decades of disparagement with dad.It's one of filmdom's most time-honoroed cliches, played for emotional appeal to close out this little movie. That is both true and untrue in "Lucky You", a character study, dramatic slice of life, and romance whose main point of existence is to extol the virtues that made poker and online gambling overwhlemingly popular in this country and elsewhere."Lucky You" is the story of a lowlife card shark (Eric Bana), his relationship with a high ethics singer that wanders into his life (Drew Barrymore), and his love-hate relationship with his father (Robert Duvall), who taught him the game, alienated the boy, and bested him at it all his life.Set in Las Vegas, of course, this morality tale about love, life, family, people and money doesn't have the elements of the greatest Las Vegas films like "Casino".
Throughout the film, the lead character's addiction to gambling is everpresent and made real on screen by a fellow that can't stop it from overtaking him. I've never seen Barrymore more erotic, seductive and persuasive than in her one-dimensional characterization here. This low pressure look at Americana has a feel and acting nearly as good as the much better and underappreciated "A Slipping Down Life", where another pair of lovebirds played out a similar lifestyle in the Southern music industry.More than anything else, this movie is about the popularity of one of America's fastest-growing Internet and real-life pastimes -- gambling and, in particular, poker.
I admit I liked this film almost from the start and found most of its characters -- many bit parts are played by very familiar faces -- interesting, likeable and worth my time. I'd say it's probably going to be worth your time, too.
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