Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Eric BanaHuck Cheever
- Drew BarrymoreBillie Offer
- Robert DuvallL.C. Cheever
- Debra MessingSuzanne Offer
- Jean SmartMichelle Carson
- Robert Downey Jr.Telephone Jack
- Horatio SanzReady Eddie
- Michael ShannonRay Zumbro
- Kelvin Han YeeChico Banh
- Danny HochBobby Basketball
Recommendations
- 75
ReelViews
The compelling and interesting aspect of Lucky You is not so much the compulsion that drives the main character but the way in which he interacts with those around him. The movie isn't a downer, but neither does it end with all loose ends nicely tied off. In this case, redemption does not equate with salvation. - 75
Chicago Tribune
A relaxed-looking expert piece that immerses us in another world. At the end, Hanson has a bonus. He and his producers hired Bob Dylan for the Oscar-winning "Things Have Changed" in "Wonder Boys," and Hanson brings Dylan back here, for a folky, bluesy number called "Huck's Tune." - 75
Christian Science Monitor
At its best it's refreshingly offhanded. It's a hit-and-miss movie that's worth seeing for the hits. - 70
L.A. Weekly
Always good with actors, Hanson brings out a beaten-down charm in Bana that works nicely against the hotheaded authority the actor shows in the gambling scenes, while Duvall is, like the veteran card shark he plays, a master of subtle gestures. The low card here is Barrymore, somewhat awkwardly shoehorned into this boys' club to provide some romantic relief. - 67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
It's the first Hanson movie in a decade that doesn't quite click into place. - 63
USA Today
Starts off promisingly, then grows as lifeless as a poker face. - 50
The A.V. Club
Curiously lifeless, Lucky You feels like poker without stakes; it goes through the motions with nothing to play for. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Poker has proven itself a popular spectator sport on television -- at least in the short run -- but as scripted drama, where you can pretty much guess the winner of a given hand, it's dull, dull, dull.
