Lucky (2011)
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23% of critics liked it
(13 reviews) -
33% of users liked it
(870 ratings)
Ben Keller (Colin Hanks) has just won the Iowa State Lotto. The catch? The winning ticket belongs to Leslie Singer, the dead girl in his closet. With $36 million now at his disposal, Ben has the newfound confidence to pursue his life-long crush, Lucy St. Martin (Ari Graynor). But can all the money… More Ben Keller (Colin Hanks) has just won the Iowa State Lotto. The catch? The winning ticket belongs to Leslie Singer, the dead girl in his closet. With $36 million now at his disposal, Ben has the newfound confidence to pursue his life-long crush, Lucy St. Martin (Ari Graynor). But can all the money in the world compensate for the fact that Ben is a fledgling serial killer? As their relationship spirals out of control and the body count rises, Lucy and Ben do all they can to survive love, marriage, and each other. -- (C) Phase 4 Films
- Directed By
- Gil Cates Jr.
- Written By
- Kent Sublette
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jul 15, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- Phase 4 Films
Critic Reviews
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Nearly every step the movie makes feels completely random, with no payoff.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Thank your lucky stars I had to see Gil Cates Jr.'s darkly comic misfire early enough to warn you against wasting your own time and money.
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Mr. Hanks performs with customary blankness and a woeful lack of chemistry with his hardworking co-star.
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Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
Nothing is bleaker than failed black comedy, which this is.
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Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
The concept, perilously high, is further overloaded by performances that are perilously broad, particularly from Graynor and an ill-used Ann-Margret as Ben's mother.
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Cast
- Jayashree Basavra
- Sihle Dlamini
- James Ngcobo
- Vusi Kunene
- Brenda Ngxoli
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Colin Hanks
as Ben Keller
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Ari Graynor
as Lucy St. Martin
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Ann-Margret
as Pauline Keller
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Jeffrey Tambor
as Detective Harold Waylon
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Adam Harrington
as Steve Mason
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Mimi Rogers
as Ms. Brand
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Allison Mackie
as Grace
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Tom Amandes
as Jonathan
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Michelle Davidson
as Leslie Singer
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Olivia Sather
as Shannon
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Eric Kirchberger
as Sunny Mart Clerk
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Heather Marie Marsden
as Allison
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Bryan McClure
as Sandwich Guy
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Bennett Wright
as 8-year-old Ben
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Lena Krussel
as Mechanic
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Thom Sibbitt
as Mechanic
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Jill Carr
as Woman
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Cullen Chollett
as Man
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Virginia Kincaid
as Another Woman
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Ryle Smith
as Another Man
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Michael Arata
as Man with Piña Colada, Man with Piña Col...
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Olivia Johnson
as Woman Eating Cheese Fingers
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Sean Modica
as Chip
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Angelea Jenson
as Female Anchor
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Patrick Combs
as Male Anchor
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Jeanne Averill
as Sales Lady
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Bernie Clark
as Older Man
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Kay Clark
as Older Woman
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Meghan Strange
as Woman Eating Celery Sticks
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Leanne Carlson
as Shanna
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Elizabeth Uhl
as Stephanie
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Robert Baker
as Sunny Mart Manager
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Samantha Gutstadt
as Dark Haired Woman
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Dana Daurey
as Wendy
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Antonio
as Lucy's Dad
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Matt Harwell
as Reporter #1
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Michelle Schrage
as Reporter #2
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Danny Wayne
as Stunt Coordinator
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Milicent
as Kurt
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Scout
as Branford
- Ann Margret
