Lucky You (2007)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Curtis Hanson

Writers (WGA):

Eric Roth (screenplay) &
Curtis Hanson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

4 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Change your game. Change your life.

Plot:

A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.

Plot Keywords:

Poker | Gambler | Father Son Relationship | Surprise After End Credits | Las Vegas Nevada

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 22

5:50 PM

MAX

Cast

Phyllis Somerville	...	Pawnbroker
Eric Bana	...	Huck Cheever
Horatio Sanz	...	Ready Eddie
Drew Barrymore	...	Billie Offer
Joey Kern	...	Billie’s Admirer
Debra Messing	...	Suzanne Offer
Delaine Yates	...	Ginger
Mykel Shannon Jenkins	...	Gary
Robert Duvall	...	L. C. Cheever
Charles Martin Smith	...	Roy Durucher
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Telephone Jack
Saverio Guerra	...	Lester
Danny Hoch	...	Bobby Basketball
Kenny Cau	...	Chinese Restaurant Waiter
Kelvin Han Yee	...	Chico Banh

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language and sexual humor.

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:6 | Germany:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Lucky You Pictures Inc.

Trivia:

The portrait (actually an enlarged photograph) hung on the wall during the final WSOP match is that of Benny Binion, the original owner of the Horseshoe, taken at his ranch in Montana.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beginning of the final scene in Dino's parking lot, the wide shot shows a car backing onto the street. In the next frame (narrow shot), the car has disappeared.

Quotes:

Billie Offer: Why do you like it so much? Is it the money?
Huck Cheever: The money's just a way of keeping score. Poker is competition in the purest sense. Doesn't mater who you are or what you are; everybody's equal at the table.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in I Am Legend (2007)

Soundtrack:

Viva Las Vegas

A Decent, Entertaining if Not Great Movie

"Lucky You" is simply a nice romantic date movie without the thrills and complexity nor gimmicky twists that usually occur in the movie. It avoids the obvious stereotypes and plots and focus not on the game of poker but on the personalities, the feelings, impressions of the game. There isn't much deep here, the storyline pretty basic with a soft ending rather than a dramatic ending. For some, the absence of a lot of poker strategy and screen time on the plays can be a problem. For others however, the mindlessness of it and the romance, the moral story of it is clearly presented and becomes enjoyable entertainment. Seven out of Ten Stars.