Good Luck Chuck (2007)
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5% of critics liked it
(114 reviews) -
61% of users liked it
(296,683 ratings)
A serial dater afflicted with a lifelong curse of loneliness attempts to win the love of a clumsy but beautiful penguin expert in the one romantic comedy that proves true love never comes easy. As a ten-year-old boy, Charlie (Dane Cook), breaks the cardinal rule of spin-the-bottle by refusing to… More A serial dater afflicted with a lifelong curse of loneliness attempts to win the love of a clumsy but beautiful penguin expert in the one romantic comedy that proves true love never comes easy. As a ten-year-old boy, Charlie (Dane Cook), breaks the cardinal rule of spin-the-bottle by refusing to kiss a demented goth girl. Crushed by the disheartening snub and determined to ensure that Charlie never finds true love, the vengeful brooder places a hex on the cowardly rule breaker that follows him well into his adult life. Flash-forward 20 years, and Charlie is a successful dentist who just can't seem to maintain a stable relationship. Sure he's had his fair share of one-night stands, but these days Charlie is just looking to find a nice girl he can settle down with. One day, while attending an ex-girlfriend's wedding, Charlie realizes that every girl he has ever dated has proceeded to find true love with the very next man they've met. When word gets out that Charlie is something of a lucky charm for women looking to tie the knot, every women within a 100-mile radius comes calling for a one-night stand; and while taking a bevy of beauties to bed is fun for the time being, it doesn't take long for Charlie to realize just how empty sex can be without true love. Upon meeting hard-to-get aquatic bird specialist Cam (Jessica Alba), Charlie begins to suspect that he has found the woman of his dreams. Cam is the kind of woman whom Charlie would be happy to grow old with, but what will come of their relationship if Charlie and Cam sleep together? Now, in order to ensure that Cam doesn't end up with the next guy she meets, Charlie will finally attempt to break the curse that has plagued him since childhood. Perhaps with a little help from smooth-talking ladies' man and sympathetic best friend Stu (Dan Fogler), Charlie will finally be able to experience true happiness. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mark Helfrich
- Written By
- Josh Stolberg
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Sep 21, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- Lionsgate Films
Critic Reviews
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Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York
A cesspool of irrational plot points and flaccid punch lines.
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Mark Bourne, Film.com
What isn't forgivable, though, is being boring, and Good Luck Chuck has all the engaging magnetism of an unflushed toilet.
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Anna Smith, Time Out
The script is so reliant on wish-fulfillment it forgets to add those important little touches: you know, wit, sincerity, characterisation, that kind of thing... A very cheap shot - and hardly anyone calls him 'Chuck'.
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Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
Can we finally just admit that Dane Cook isn't funny?
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
This is an unoriginal, dull-witted, juvenile, crude, offensive, idiotic and pointless romantic comedy that makes no sense. None.
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Cast
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Dane Cook
as Charlie Logan
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Jessica Alba
as Cam
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Dan Fogler
as Stu
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Ellia English
as Reba
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Sasha Pieterse
as Goth Girl
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Lonny Ross
as Joe
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Chelan Simmons
as Carol
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Connor Price
as Young Charlie
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Troy Gentile
as Young Stu
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Mackenzie Mowat
as Birthday Girl
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Caroline Ford
as Jennifer
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Natalie Morris
as Natalie
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Chang Tseng
as Karaoke Singer
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Michael Teigen
as Wedding D.J.
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Chiara Zanni
as Bride
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Ben Ayres
as Groomsman
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Carrie Anne Fleming
as Dirty Talker
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Agam Darshi
as Female Wedding Guest
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Crystal Lowe
as Cam's Wedding Friend
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Steven Glenn
as Carol's New Man
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Téa Helfrich
as Screaming Little Girl
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Yasmine Vox
as Pleasure
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Tava Smiley
as Woman in Car
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Connor Crash Dunn
as Frisbee Kid
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Norma Cowley
as Frisbee Grandmother
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Elizabeth Schnitzker
as Ceiling Lover
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Michelle Andrew
as Red Haired Lover
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Annie Wood
as Lara
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Eliza Bayne
as Wheelbarrow Lover
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Ed Welch
as Dirty Talker's True Love
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Tammy Morris
as Contortionist Lover
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Kari-Ann Wood
as George W. Lover
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Camille Atebe
as Butch Cop
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Jessica Olafson
as Kitchen Counter Lover
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Susan McLellan
as Shower Lover
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Zara Taylor
as Magazine Lover
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Viviana Dal Cengio
as Thankful Lover
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Cassandra Sawtell
as Girl in Penguin Habitat
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Jodie Stewart
as Eleanor Skepple
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Ian Farthing
as Eleanor's Boyfriend
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Charlie Metzger
as Singing Quartet Member
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George Metzger
as Singing Quartet Member
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George Wakeham
as Singing Quartet Member
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Martin Lovick
as Singing Quartet Member
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Lindsay Maxwell
as McTitty
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Aaron Dudley
as Not George
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Liam James
as Boy in Penguin Habitat
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Kevin Crofton
as Aquaworld Security
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June B. Wilde
as Desperate Woman
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Jodelle Ferland
as Lila
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Michelle Harrison
as Anisha
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Steve Bacic
as Howard
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Georgia Craig
as Howard's Wife
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Jody Racicot
as Ticket Agent
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Robert Kelly
as Airport Security Guard
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Emma Barker
as Not Cam
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Taayla Markell
as Flight Attendant
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Heather Doerksen
as Woman on Plane
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