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From director Curtis Hanson (LA Confidential, Wonder Boys, 8 Mile) comes a story of human relationships set in the high-stakes world of Las Vegas. In Lucky You, Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore) is a young singer from Bakersfield with more heart than talent. Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) is a poker player whose emotions at the table often undermine his exceptional skill, especially when he is heads up with his father, poker legend LC Cheever (Robert Duvall). The one aptitude Billie and Huck seem to share is a knack for reading people—the difference is what they do with that gift. While Huck’s instincts enable him to take advantage of his opponents at the poker table and expertly avoid both emotional connections and long-term commitments in his personal life, Billie uses her intuition to see the emotional truth of those around her and sympathise with their pain. When these two meet, the real game begins. If Huck is going to win Billie’s heart, he must learn to play cards the way he has been living life, and live his life the way he has been playing cards.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVE THIS FILM!!!,
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This review is from: Lucky you (DVD)
Me and my sister used to watch this film all the time. Its a shame that it hasnt been relesed in england yet. but i am glad we can still get a hold of it. Helen Slater is brilliant in this film (fair is fair!). Billie Jean and Binx Davy and two of their friends go on the run after binx' scooter gets ruined by some punks. Its full off action as you'd expect from the 80's. A great soundtrack and dubious fashion :) this film is a must have. Its a shame its so much money so i got it from ebay which was much cheaper but its still a must have. xx
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
"Must be tough playing in the shadow of your father",
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This review is from: Lucky You [DVD] [2007] (DVD)
This is a great time to come out with a movie about poker, since the sport has taken off at supersonic speed with amateurs winning the main event of the World Series in the last few years and people following the action on ESPN. The main problem I see with this movie though is that in an effort to be original it runs into unreal situations like a misdeal followed by a huge bad beat, or a close call to end a contrived bet.
The plot is fairly typical, a poker pro, Huck Cleever, trying to make it to the World Series of poker and win the main event. In the process, he meets a girl that shakes his world and makes him rethink his priorities. The added complication is that he is the son of a two-time winner of the event, and the son-father relationship has been in tatters for a long time. During his quest, Huck experiences huge swings in his luck, and this provides an enlightening view of what the life of a professional gambler can be like. The acting is not particularly inspired, with the exception of Robert Duvall, who plays L.C. Cheever, the father of the protagonist. Duvall infuses his character with the external toughness and inner conflicts that the role requires and is therefore extremely successful in the process. There is a wide array of poker pros taking part in this movie, but most of them have silent roles, the exceptions are Sammy Farha and Jason Lester, who have a couple of lines each. The list of celebrities includes among others Phil Helmut, Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson. I did not really understand why a couple of pros play characters with different names, like Jennifer Harman, who plays Shannon Kincaid, or John Hennigan as Ralph Kaczynski. Overall, I think that the idea of the movie was good, but the execution was deficient and the overall quality suffered as a result. For a long time to come, poker movies are going to be evaluated in terms of how they compare to "Rounders", and in that sense, this one comes up short. Poker players will probably get some enjoyment from this production, but they should not expect much.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Bad film,
This review is from: Lucky You [DVD] [2007] (DVD)
This DVD arrived promptly and was as described. However the actual film itself is really rather poor. Not a great film!
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