Lucky You (2007)

Summary

A poker player struggles with relationships and gambling.

Director

Curtis Hanson

Downey Factor

Less than 3 minutes on screen.

Character

Telephone Jack, a con artist running phone scams.

Looks

Somewhere between a 1980s Don Johnson and a paparazzi shot of a celeb coming out of a convenience store—sporting a jacket over a t-shirt and track pants.

Performance

Brief and gratuitous in the context of the movie.

Dies, Gay or Villain

This is not established during his brief scene.

Cast

Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Debra Messing, Robert Duvall

Connection

Robert Duvall in The Gingerbread Man and The Judge.

Curtis Hanson's Wonder Boys.

Time & Place

Present day (2007), Las Vegas.

Availability

Released in theaters 4 May 2007. Available on DVD in regions 1, 2 and 4.

Foreign Titles

Argentina: Pura suerte (Pure Luck)
Brazil: Bem-vindo ao Jogo (Welcome to the Game)
Germany: Glück im Spiel (Luck in the Play)
Italy: Le Regole del gioco (The Rules of the Game)
Poland: Pokerowy blef (Poker Bluff)

Rotten Tomatoes

29% fresh | 139 reviews

Critical View

Kyle Smith, New York Post: Inert as the main story is, it keeps pausing to consider a tableau mort of strenuously wacky background figures. There's Robert Downey Jr., as a guy who runs a phone scam in a scene that has nothing to do with any other. Staying home and playing solitaire would be two levels more interesting than watching this movie.

2 Reasons to See It

1. You can't get enough of poker in entertainment.
2. You're a huge fan of someone else in the movie.

Overall

Definitely not worth seeing strictly for Downey.

If You Like It

You might also like Less Than Zero (1987), The Pick-Up Artist (1987), White Men Can't Jump

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