The Robert Downey Jr Film Guide
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The Robert Downey Jr Film Guide |
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Lucky You (2007) |
Summary |
A poker player struggles with relationships and gambling. |
Direction |
Curtis Hanson |
Downey Factor |
He has less than 3 minutes on screen. |
Character |
Telephone Jack, a con artist running phone scams. |
Looks |
Somewhere between an 80s Don Johnson and a paparazzi shot of a celeb coming out of a convenience store -- sporting a jacket over a t-shirt and track pants. |
Performance |
Brief and gratuitous in the context of the movie |
Dies, Gay or Villain |
No, no, no |
Other Actors |
Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Debra Messing, Robert Duvall |
Connection |
Robert Duvall in The Gingerbread Man. Curtis Hanson's Wonder Boys. |
Location |
Las Vegas |
Release |
May 4, 2007 |
Availability |
Available on DVD in regions 1, 2 and 4 |
Foreign Titles |
Argentina: Pura suerte (Pure Luck) Brazil: Bem-vindo ao Jogo (Welcome to the Game) Germany: Glück im Spiel (Luck in the Play) Italy: Le Regole del gioco (The Rules of the Game) Poland: Pokerowy blef (Poker Bluff) |
Rotten Tomatoes |
29% fresh | 135 reviews |
Critical View |
Kyle Smith, New York Post: Inert as the main story is, it keeps pausing to consider a tableau mort of strenuously wacky background figures. There's Robert Downey Jr., as a guy who runs a phone scam in a scene that has nothing to do with any other. Staying home and playing solitaire would be two levels more interesting than watching this movie. |
2 Reasons to See It |
1. You can't get enough of poker in entertainment. 2. You're a huge fan of someone else in the movie. |
Overall |
Not really worth seeing strictly for Downey. |
If You Like It |
You might also like Less Than Zero (1987), The Pickup Artist (1987), White Men Can't Jump |
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