Lucky You2007
Lucky You (2007)
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Cast
as Huck Cheever
as Billie Offer
as L.C. Cheever
as Suzanne Offer
as Ready Eddie
as Michelle Carson
as Telephone Jack
as David Oppenheim
as Frank Belando
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Chinese Restaurant Waiter
as Chico Banh
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Herself
as Roy's Guy
as Herself
as Himself
as Herself
as Dealer
as Dealer
as Filipino Player
as Jason Keyes
as Pawnbroker
as Isabel
as Ginger
as Room Service Waiter
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Dealer
as Dealer
as Man in Cowboy Hat
as Dealer
as Shannon Kincaid
as Russian Player
as Ray Zumbro
as Dealer
as Tournament Official
as Elderly Dealer
as TV Commentator
as Tournament Director
as Elderly Female Player
as Ralph Kaczynski
as Dealer
as Old Man
as Satellite Cashier
as Himself
as Woman With Straight
as Himself
as Cocktail Waitress
as Himself
as Poker Room Host
as Roy Durucher
as Bobby Basketball
as Dealer
as Billie's Admirer
as Big Buckle Iverson
as Cowboy
as Shannon Kincaid
as Poker Room Cashier
as Cocktail Waitress at First Table
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Young Female Player
as Himself
as Russian Player
as Dealer
as Dealer
as Josh Cohen
as Dealer
as Dealer
as David Chen
as Gary
as Lester
as Karim Kasai
as Marsha Waggoner
as Lounge Singer
as Roy's Guy
as Washroom Attendant
as Roy's Guy
as Tommy the Poker Host
as Card Grabber
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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.
But Lucky You would be distinctly better if it were shorter in length and clearer about the rules of the game. Its idea that gamblers carry on much the same in life as they do at the tables is hardly original enough to sustain the whole film.
The beats here aren't bad, they're just slow, slight and rather predictable.
Gamble on the movie, by all means: it has its low-key pleasures. But perhaps safer to fold, and hope Hanson deals us an ace again soon.
In the past, poker-playing in the movies was likely to be something exciting but dangerous, not something to be dwelt on technically, and analogous to other criminal and self-destructive activities in the storyline.
Though Curtis Hanson captures the savage swings from high to low, he fails to when it comes to the addictive quality of poker
Audience Reviews for Lucky You
This was movie was so boring. Long scenes just watching people play poker... not the most enthralling set up for a movie. I mainly stuck through this one because I do like Drew Barrymore and have enjoyed most of her movies. She's sweet in this as always, but it's not enough to make for interesting viewing. To me, anyhow. Perhaps if you are a poker enthusiast you might feel differently!
Super Reviewer
[font=Century Gothic]In "Lucky You," Huck Cheever(Eric Bana) is a professional gambler living in Las Vegas who spends all of his time trying to gain entry to the World Series of Poker which requires a $10,000 entrance fee. During his rounds, he rescues Billie(Drew Barrymore), sister of an old acquaintance who is in town from her native Bakersfield to pursue a singing career. He gives her a tour of the Las Vegas that he is familiar with, one where the gamblers do nothing else, pretty much living and sleeping in the casinos. In one case, that's literally true. [/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]Directed by Curtis Hanson, "Lucky You" may not have a particularly strong story, but it is a well-told character study(of a character who is not really that likable but that works too), starting with the bravura opening scene set in a pawn shop. On the other hand, the daddy issues are way too familiar. And while the climax is in the expected place, events do not unfold exactly as predicted. But isn't that the way it is with true life where no matter how talented a person is, luck is always a large factor in a deciding their destiny?[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]The casting is superb, and not only with the principal actors. Most of the faces seen in the movie do not look like they came from Hollywood. Instead, they look like real people who came to Las Vegas and are still trying to find a way out. And not even Drew Barrymore is exempt from this particular spell of deglamorization. [/font]
Super Reviewer
Enjoyable enough for poker fans, but overall, too many other stupid things going on. It solidified my conviction that Drew Barrymore should stick to strictly comedic roles.
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