Lucky You (2007)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 124 minuten
Country:
United States / Germany / Australia
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Stars: Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore and Robert Duvall
IMDb score:
5,9 (21.601)
Releasedate: 1 May 2007
Lucky You plot
"Change your game. Change your life."
The story about Huck Cheever, who tries to make it in the world of professional poker. He meets a female singer who helps him overcome the problems he has with himself. That will be necessary, because Huck can compete in the World Poker Championship in Las Vegas, where he has to take on his lost father, among other things.
Actors and actresses
Huck Cheever
Billie Offer
L. C. Cheever
Suzanne Offer
Telephone Jack
Pawnbroker
Ready Eddie
Ray Zumbro
Billie's Admirer
Ginger
Reviews & comments
K. V.
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- 4376 messages
- 3777 votes
Hmm, in the booklet there was a romantic drama and this seemed like a suitable film, but unfortunately there was little of the drama and romance. The movie was primarily a poker movie.
The acting performances were decent and the story was captivating all the way through. I didn't think the movie was bad at all and it's worth watching if you're in the mood for a poker movie. As a drama/romantic film, this one is tubed.
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Onderhond
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- 87623 messages
- 12890 votes
Very mediocre.
Nice to see how such an American film relates to the HK poker and gambling. Unfortunately, I am having a lot more fun with that movie. What is especially striking is that it is all very serious and realistic. Gambling and poker in HK is a safe conduct for some supernatural skills that are often portrayed with a lot of panache, here it is already dry what the clock strikes.
To each his own of course, I found it quite boring. Without actually knowing anything about the rules, you can actually dream the film and that's a shame. For a few matches of which you know the result anyway, it doesn't have to be that realistic for me.
Romantic story takes place in the margins, the drama between Duvall and Bana is rarely captivating. Otherwise very boring and poorly designed, but I expect that from Hanson in the meantime. The film was eventually tracked down by Downey Jr.'s bit part, but that's completely worthless and more of an excuse for a standout cameo than it really adds anything to the film.
Not a very exciting film for something that lasts two hours. The gambling games themselves are still fun to follow, but that can also be much more fun.
1.5*
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Theunissen
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- 12279 messages
- 5519 votes
Indeed a bit of "The Color of Money" but in a poker story. The film looked nice and the poker matches were beautifully portrayed. The final also featured real-life poker legends such as Mike "The Mouth" and Phil Hellmuth. The cast did a pretty good job in this movie and Drew Barrymore looked pretty good. Just a nice light-hearted drama and more or less nothing.
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