The Luckiest Man in America

So much more than just an exploration of this anomalous oddball story and character who managed to outsmart the media. The focus on the control-room panic illustrates how these corporate narratives shape the myth of the American Dream.

It's difficult getting to know Larson or his drive, and he's portrayed as bashful and shrinking by Hauser.

It’s an example of how to make a low-budget movie that immerses you in a long-gone world and the minds of people who lived in it, all while maintaining a tight geographical focus on a small number of characters.

It is still fun to watch Michael and CBS compete for the upper hand.

With such a wealth of talent at its disposal, “The Luckiest Man in America” is strangely never as satisfying as it should be.

With Paul Walter Hauser capturing the specific quirks and buried anxieties of the titular “luckiest man,” it’s a film that provides a strange snapshot — even if it may fade away just as quickly.

The Luckiest Man in America has its ups and downs, but is a very enjoyable film.

The retro look was good, [but] Paul Walter Hauser needed a better movie for his performance.

The real-life Larson was an incurable con man...but here he’s a straight-up folk hero, turning The Man’s system against him&#59; a guy who wants, like everyone else, nothing more than to be seen.

In racking up the loot, he exposed a number of unsavory things about himself and the TV production company. While well-acted and involving, “The Luckiest Man Alive” never quite hits the dramatic jackpot.