Lucky
Phase 4 Films | Release Date: July 15, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumJul 16, 2011
It is fun, though, 
 to see the younger Hanks play a murderer - it's like seeing Justin Bieber work blue. Read full review
50
New York PostLou LumenickJul 15, 2011
Alas, the complications don't arrive nearly quickly enough for the overlong and slow-paced Lucky to really cook. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJul 14, 2011
Pitching uncertainly between cute and creepy, engaging and weird, this farcical story draws energy from a wickedly eccentric Ann-Margret, having a high old time as Ben's doting mother. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedJul 12, 2011
The film is awkward, the situations tenuous and underdeveloped, the pacing torturous as a slow drip from a leaking faucet, and the narrative just plods along, with the body count rising for no clear reason. Read full review
40
Boxoffice MagazineTim CogshellJul 21, 2011
Lucky has its moments, but even with good, sometimes exceptional performances, its criminally vile characters are never likable enough to make you laugh at (or forgive) their wickedness. Read full review
40
Time OutJoshua RothkopfJul 12, 2011
It gets bogged down in slo-mo indie quirk when it should be faster, more in our face. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineChuck BowenJul 11, 2011
The film is a collection of consciously quirky indie tropes in place of any meaningful narrative, and you can practically see the notebook the filmmakers may have written in during a brainstorming session in a college screenwriting seminar. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttJul 16, 2011
Nothing is bleaker than failed black comedy, which this is. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick PinkertonJul 12, 2011
Graynor is a muddle of kooky indie girlfriend and materialistic fortune hunter; Hanks has neither threat nor pathos at his command. Read full review
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