Lucky You
By John • Jan 1st, 2008 • Category: 2 Stars, Comedy, Drama, RomanceLucky You (2007): A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.This movie was a very bad way to start off the year. One of the problems is that it’s about poker, which I have no interested in whatsoever. I can’t play poker, so I don’t really get it when they’re playing.
However I have liked poker games in movies, if filmed well the tension and suspense built up is worth watching. In this movie there is none of that. The little tension from Huck struggling to get the entrance fee to the tournament is completely shattered when in the end he gets it so easily that it’s not even shown!
However that not even my major problem. My problem is the romance between Huck and Billie. I do not see why she would fall for a guy that does not have a job and only plays poker for a living, that steals from her in order to play, and has no goals in life!
I also don’t see why he would fall for her, she has nothing special about her and they don’t even have anything in common. This is the worst relationship I’ve seen depicted on screen.
Not even Robert Duvall could save this horrible film. I must say I didn’t hate this, it wasn’t offensive, it just didn’t make any sense and was boring to me.
Rating: 2 Stars
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