Nearly every step the movie makes feels completely random, with no payoff.
Lucky
Even a serial killer can win the lottery
2011 · 1h 43m · R
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Gil Cates Jr.
Overview
A wannabe serial killer wins the lottery and pursues his lifelong crush.
Director and cast
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Thank your lucky stars I had to see Gil Cates Jr.'s darkly comic misfire early enough to warn you against wasting your own time and money.
Mr. Hanks performs with customary blankness and a woeful lack of chemistry with his hardworking co-star.
Nothing is bleaker than failed black comedy, which this is.
The concept, perilously high, is further overloaded by performances that are perilously broad, particularly from Graynor and an ill-used Ann-Margret as Ben's mother.
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