As Luck Would Have It (2013)
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40% of critics liked it
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52% of users liked it
(238 ratings)
Roberto (famed Spanish comic José Mota) once had a promising careers in advertising. But now out of work during the economic downturn, he struggles to keep his family afloat and their dire situation a secret from his adoring wife Luisa (Salma Hayek). After yet another dead end interview, it seems… More Roberto (famed Spanish comic José Mota) once had a promising careers in advertising. But now out of work during the economic downturn, he struggles to keep his family afloat and their dire situation a secret from his adoring wife Luisa (Salma Hayek). After yet another dead end interview, it seems like reality will come crashing down on Roberto - until a freak car accident places him at the center of a wild media storm. Realizing his opportunity, Roberto hires a brazen agent to help him leverage his new found fame into fortune, but Luisa begins to worry about what lengths Roberto will go to for his family's security. The new film from beloved cult director Alex de la Iglesia goes into fresh territory for the daring director, a dark comedy/social satire that also works as a deeply felt drama about the devotion of a husband and father. A wild riff on manhood in the modern media world, As Luck Would Have It is a skewed take on the strange world we live in.(c) IFC Films
- Directed By
- Álex de la Iglesia
- Written By
- Randy Feldman
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- Feb 1, 2013 Limited
- Studio
- Independent Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Combines lecture, farce and soapy sentiment in a single misshapen package.
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Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
This dark satire may be hard to watch at times, but its' queasy mix of satire and tough love should be seen for how black comedy can be done outside the U.S.
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Jonathan Kiefer, Village Voice
Family is the truest wealth, insists a strenuous orchestral score, but neither Feldman nor Iglesia seems to buy it, so how can we?
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Jonathan Holland, Variety
Though it slickly offers up drama, black comedy and enjoyable perfs in due measure, the pic never develops much bite, though it does bare its fangs.
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Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Álex de la Iglesia's film hammers home the opinion that family is more important than celebrity or wealth.
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Cast
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Salma Hayek
as Luisa
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Santiago Segura
as David Solar
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Carolina Bang
as Pilar Álvarez
- Nacho Vigalondo
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Blanca Portillo
as Mercedes
