Fresh
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.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Lucky You
Change your game. Change your life.
2007 · 2h 4m · PG-13
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Curtis Hanson
Overview
A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while simultaneously earning the affections of a beautiful Las Vegas singer.
Director and cast
- Curtis Hanson Director
- Eric Bana as Huck Cheever
- Drew Barrymore as Billie Offer
- Robert Duvall as L. C. Cheever
- Debra Messing as Suzanne Offer
- Jean Smart as Michelle Carson
- Robert Downey Jr. as Telephone Jack
- Horatio Sanz as Ready Eddie
- Michael Shannon as Ray Zumbro
- Robin Wilson as Reporter (uncredited)
- Kelvin Han Yee Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
28%
Tomatometer
Fresh
While fans of Eric Bana may get a kick out of his meaty, manly performance, Drew Barrymore is a huge mistake.
James Mottram, Time Out
Fresh
Lucky You is hardly Mr. Hanson's strongest effort, but it does contain many of his saving graces: a warm regard for his characters, an unhurried pace for his narrative and a grown-up sense of morality.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
Feels like Showgirls without the tits or dancing.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Rotten
It's a ponderous, anemic bore about how to play poker that exploits the trendy gambling fever that is all the rage on the Internet and cable TV, but doesn't have enough energy to keep the most catatonic tournament-poker addict awake.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
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