Lucky You
PG-13
5.9
2007
2 hr 4 min
Drama
, Romance
A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while simultaneously earning the affections of a beautiful Las Vegas singer.
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- Cast：
- Eric Bana , Drew Barrymore , Robert Duvall , Debra Messing , Jean Smart , Robert Downey Jr. , Horatio Sanz
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People are voting emotionally.
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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
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It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
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One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
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