Lucky Them

  • 2015


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77 % Fresh
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 26
Negative reviews 5
Average Rating 3.5/5
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3.8
Every once in a while, its nice to have a good movie sneak up on you unawares. Lucky Them is as sneaky as they come. Av Club
3.8
Toni Collette radiates smarts, humor and a world weary cool in Lucky Them. Rogerebert
3.0
She anchors Ellie with a weary aimlessness thats quite accessible. Common Sense Media
4.5
terrifically acted dramedy directed by rising talent Megan Griffiths. Variety
2.5
Despite this satirical undercurrent, American Utopia doesnt wallow in cynicism, and the closing stretch breaks through Byrnes many layers of postmoder ..
4.5
But while the storytelling doesnt follow a straight path, Collette and Church are both so terrific they keep it on track. The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
While Ms. Collette grounds Ellie and her emotions in a tough minded plausibility, she can only hint at what the script fails to deliver: the complexit .. The New York Times
4.4
Collette showcases this mask of exasperation with subtle brilliance. Paste Magazine
1.5
Director Megan Griffiths and writers Huck Botko and Emily Wachtel flesh out a female perspective thats refreshing and engrossing without demonizing or ..
4.0
If the whole movie ends up feeling like Eddie and the Cruisers in flannel, the sharp cast members at least come as they are. Ny Daily News
3.8
A clever, fun, and affecting romantic dramedy about love and rock and roll. Philly
3.0
An entertaining dramedy about love, loss, middle age, and the art of acceptance. Spirituality And Practice
4.5
Strangely Bechdel Test failing and as far removed from real life as Middle Earth, Lucky Them nonetheless hits familiar beats in welcome and unexpected .. Village Voice
3.1
Still, Lucky Them is rarely deep, rarely more than anything other than a pleasant enough picture youd find at your average film festival, Netflix boun .. Rogers Movie Nation
2.2
Collette is stuck in neutral, forced to make funny faces when the screenplay is unable to provide dramatic guidance, which is a frequent event in this .. Blu Ray
1.5
This pleasant but eminently forgettable indie comedy is the sort of thing that makes you wonder whether the big names in the cast were having serious .. Chicago Reader
3.8
It doesnt help, either, that the narrative has been suffused with a number of time wasting, head scratchingly irrelevant stretches (eg Potts mid movie .. Reel Film Reviews
3.8
For all its comic and sexual energy, Lucky Them is elevated most by its touching gravity. Rolling Stone
3.8
A low key, solidly acted indie charmer from director Megan Griffiths. New York Post
3.0
A study of the perils of nostalgia, Megan Griffiths Lucky Them itself comes off as a throwback to an earlier era of low key, whimsical US independent .. Smh
3.0
The script lumbers Haden Church with so many heavy handed jokes he has to work very hard to find Charlies capacity to amuse. Smh
4.5
Review by Louise Keller: Its the dynamic between Toni Collette and Thomas Haden Church that makes this uplifting road movie zing like a breath of fres ..
3.5
Lucky Them is an emotionally satisfying journey, subverting expectations of the charming road movie. The Film Stage
2.5
Has any movie made during the past 10 years not presented female journalists as sluts Boston Globe
2.5
Collette, as amazing as she can be when given something to work with, cant lift this limp story through sheer will. Detroit News
1.5
Wachtel initially wrote the script for TV, and it shows long term plot lines are teased at, only to be swiftly resolved without the chance to play out .. Film Ink
3.5
Lucky Them touches on the price of fame, and conjures up memories of Kurt Cobain, Jeff Buckley and Elliot Smith. But, more importantly, its about thos .. Nz Herald
4.5
A zany collection of colorful characters while concurrently probing scarred emotions and existential angst, nicely blending the daffy and dark sides o .. News Blaze
3.5
An actor as good as Collette doesnt need to speak up for the audience to know exactly how she feels. The Dissolve
3.5
and co star Thomas Haden Church elevate this no frills but intelligent story into something well worth seeing. The Australian
4.5
A sort of distaff High Fidelity, Megan Griffiths slow burn character comedy set in the Seattle music scene holds unexpected charms. New City Film
4.5
Perhaps thats because the semi autobiographical effort is taken from Wachtels experiences and alter ego, intertwined with an assemblage of stock stand .. Trespass Mag
3.0
She offers a brutal, darkly funny assessment of him: Hes not dead, hes just an asshole whos gone. Impulse Gamer
4.5
I feel like Ive met every single character in this movie multiple times.



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