Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, Michael Pena
After suffering an injury during a routine patrol, hardened sergeant TK Poole (Peña) is granted a one-month leave to visit his fiancé. However, when an unexpected blackout cancels all flights out of ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 27, 2009
Stats: 380 reviews
Flixster Reviews (380)
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February 13, 2009
I always rate road movies a lot more than they are worth, because of my genuine passion with the genre, but I'm staying true to this one.
The performances are great. Of course, there are no words for one to describe Tim Robbins -the guy has moved to a place where you can't judge...( read more) -
February 7, 2009
"Sometimes losing your way home means finding yourself"
The story revolves around three soldiers --Colee, TK and Cheever -- who return from the Iraq War after suffering injuries and learn that life has moved on without them. They end up on an unexpected road trip across...( read more) -
February 4, 2009
I love movies with small casts that do nothing but build up fun characters. This movie pulls it off well, and has a magnificent ending. So far I'd say this is my favorite performance by Rachel McAdams. Her character is so likable, and on top of that she looks so ridiculously g...( read more)
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January 22, 2009
Here's a fact: movies about the current war in Iraq have done about as well as... well, the current war in Iraq. To be fair, none of them - that I've seen - have really been all that great for starters. Even Paul Haggis and Tommy Lee Jones' In the Valley of Elah did not manage we...( read more)
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September 12, 2008
Opens Sept. 26. Gala world premiere from TIFF.
Rachel McAdams gives a performance that should earn her an Oscar nomination. This road movie is a subtle, oddly funny drama that shows how three American soldiers try to re-integrate themselves into normal American life.
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November 6, 2009
Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, Michael Pena
After suffering an injury during a routine patrol, hardened sergeant TK Poole (Peña) is granted a one-month leave to visit his fiancé. However, when an unexpected blackout cancels all flights out of New York, TK agrees to share a rid...( read more) -
October 2, 2009
it was such a funny movie. i wish all the troops come home safe. i wish this war would be over.
Critic Reviews
Cheap, ignorant, tone-deaf and condescending. full review
Director Neil Burger keeps things light, and the actors are more than engaging. ... But there's something centrally pat and predictable about the coincidence-laden story. full review
Director Neil Burger keeps things light, and the actors are more than engaging. ... But there's something centrally pat and predictable about the coincidence-laden story. full review
If a couple of the plot devices seem contrived, The Lucky Ones makes up for them with sharp, heartfelt performances, and a deceptively easygoing narrative style. full review
This formula is fraught with pitfalls, but the characters and the actors redeem it with a surprising emotional impact. full review
Sometimes, however, empty, contrived fantasies are just empty, contrived fantasies, as is certainly the case with this embarrassingly phony cross between Grace Is Gone, Home of the Brave and, believe ... full review
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