The Lucky Ones
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January 27, 2009
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- Synopsis
- Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, and Michael Peña star in director Neil Burger's drama concerning a trio of Iraq War veterans who return from battle and set out on an unanticipated road trip across the United States....
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- Starring
- Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, Michael Peña, Molly Hagan, Mark L. Young
- Director(s)
- Neil Burger
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
This formula is fraught with pitfalls, but the characters and the actors redeem it with a surprising emotional impact.Read the full review
The New York Times | Laura KernAdd Critic to Favorites
Because the lead actors work so well together, adding depth and levels of vulnerability to fairly underwritten roles, the emotional consequences of the sense of displacement these "lucky" characters -- lucky to be alive, lucky to have met one another -- must deal with always ring true.Read the full review
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites
Like its lead characters, Lucky is wounded, lost, and impractical, but it has a messy, winning humanity and an agreeably leisurely pace that almost redeems it.Read the full review
