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114
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3.0
So its a remarkable gift to fans and cinephiles that Lucky serves as a first rate showcase for its star as well as an ideal swan song.
Av Club
4.0
Yet above all, this is Harry Dean Stantons showcase, and intentionally or not, it provides a wonderful and gently moving capstone to a career and life ..
Den Of Geek
3.0
You couldnt ask for a more poignant swan song from a more singular artist.
EW
4.5
This is not Harry Dean Stantons The Bucket List..Its a subtle, episodic chapter in a long life, and its a showcase for an actor who has never gotten t ..
Rogerebert
5.0
Its one of the most powerful things Ive ever seen.I felt that way before Stanton left us.
Rogerebert
2.0
The moment is a lovely keepsake of the longtime actor and singer, whose performances often left viewers with warm feelings.
Common Sense Media
4.0
At just over an hour, its a brisk watch packed with fun insights and moving chestnuts about life and work.Instructional without being pedantic about i ..
Indie Wire
3.0
Its a wonderful performance, artfully rearranged from the remnants of a lifetime of wonderful performances.
Indie Wire
5.0
But Lucky is something a good deal more substantial than the cinematic equivalent of a lifetime achievement award.
Variety
4.0
The effortless Harry Dean Stanton goes out with a quiet bang in this intense profile of a loner.
Time Out
3.1
John Carroll Lynchs Lucky is an impeccably acted yet sentimental film thats bashful about said sentimentality.
3.8
Harry Dean Stanton stars as a cranky loner, Lucky, after decades in mostly supporting roles.(Magnolia Pictures/Magnolia Pictures) Editor The movie Luc ..
4.0
Unfortunately, Luckys best moments dont entirely cancel out its more awkward and forced ones.
Screen Daily
3.5
You might not know all of these actors by name but youll recognize them.
Collider
5.0
Of the films nods to Stantons real life, its incorporation of his musicality is easy to predict.
The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
The moment is sublime gawdam, Harry could really sell a song and piercingly poignant.
5.0
Rather, the accumulation of spot on performances and long familiar faces, small town routines and dusty worn locations, finally coalesces into a pictu ..
The New York Times
4.0
Lucky (2017) Buy posters from this movie by Rob Gonsalves Middling as a movie, but indelible as a farewell to a legend..Anyone who has ever loved Harr ..
E Film Critic
4.0
This is a subtle, unhurried film not sentimental in the usual sense, but studded with moments of poignant, low key strangeness.
Telegraph
3.0
Theres a moment early on when Lucky suddenly collapses at home, and you dread the beginnings of a plot being set in motion one that, in keeping with t ..
4.0
It is a commendable send off for a fallen icon, and, as unintentional as it may have been, it serves as a greatest hits reel of the life and work of H ..
The Young Folks
5.0
The promotions for this film describe it as a spiritual journey..And it is.
Spirituality And Practice
3.0
He offers an endlessly endearing portrait of a sometimes irascible old man determined to live on his own terms but at the same time enjoying occasiona ..
One Guys Opinion
3.8
Every great character player deserves a custom fit curtain call just like this.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
It might be a small film but it resonates as one of the years best.
Sover
4.0
The films heavy themes and deliberate slowness make it feel much longer than it is; even the sun blanched New Mexico backdrop seems purgatorial.
Chicago Reader
4.4
Thats really all there is to the film, but its so confidentin communicating this place and these charactersthat the film is stealthily about more than ..
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
John Carroll Lynch makes his directorial debut with this autobiographical homage to the late, great Harry Dean Stanton. Its a stunning swan song, writ ..
5.0
Stantons navy veteran quietly dominates virtually every frame, weather beaten as the landscape around his small American town.
The Times
4.4
The film gives them all moments to shine.But this is Stantons movie and his interactions with this world in microcosm and its star crossed inhabitants ..
Rolling Stone
3.0
Its a revealing expression borrowed from Stantons life, and unfortunately, hardly anything else in the film rises to that level of meaningful idiosync ..
The Wrap
3.8
What might otherwise be a pretty boring experience is anchored by Stanton, who turns in a perfectly magnetic performance that would be fascinating eve ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.5
Lucky is one of Harry Dean Stantons last roles, a rare leading performance, and it is a treasure.
Az Central
4.0
The films pleasures lie in its success in finding poignancy in unlikely places.
Smh
4.5
Whenever the script ventures away from its leads personal philosophy for a scripted interaction between the townspeople, it can feel stilted and awkwa ..
Npr
3.8
But Friendship Is Magics core appeal is its hyper pace, while most of the film feels like an exercise in creating enough plot to hit the 90 minute mar ..
Toronto Star
4.0
Together, they combine to create a richly textured portrait of a fascinating man.
Flim List
4.5
Its a character actors ultimate chance to have his voice heard.Lucky is the unfortunate but beautiful (beautifully written, beautifully shot, and beau ..
Film Inquiry
3.8
The movie is so carefully observed and quietly calibrated as the old man moves from one scene to the next, as unobtrusive as a lap dissolve, that you ..
Observer
4.0
You will find plenty of human warmth in this odd spiritual journey that is also Stantons memorable final work.
Flim Threet
1.5
The late Harry Dean Stanton, in one of his last roles, infuses the slightest gesture and inflection with the weight of grave experience, but this maud ..
New Yorker
5.0
If only every actor we loved could leave us with a farewell film like this one.
Time
3.0
Quite to the contrary, its exactly this lethargy that manages to carry so much of the films beauty with it.
The Film Stage
3.8
Last month Harry Dean Stanton died at 91, after a lifetime of cigarettes, high living and supporting roles he managed to turn into leads while no one ..
Chicago Tribune
4.4
But the film is valuable for gently insisting on both the indignities and the dignity of old age, and its invaluable as a keepsake of a most individua ..
Boston Globe
4.5
To watch Stanton in Wim Wenders Paris, Texas is to see a true rarity: an actor comfortable simply being onscreen and confident in his ability to conve ..
Uproxx
4.0
This is no fluffy eulogy or hagiography. There are flashes of anger and discontentedness throughout.
The Irish Times
4.5
But lets face it, Lucky is a gentle poem composed by John Carroll Lynch to one of the greatest actors to ever grace the silver screen.
Birth Movies Death
3.0
Harry Dean Stanton, who died last month at age 91, says goodbye in this lovely, low key drama Harry Dean Stanton plays a desert dweller in Lucky..(Pho ..
Detroit News
3.0
Lucky is Stantons screen swansong, a low key character study delivered with no frills and real feeling.
Herald Sun
3.0
Its a striking debut, and the kind of outing that will invariably leave audiences wanting to see more from Lynch behind the camera in the future.
Consequence Of Sound
3.8
And whether or not thats quite true of this slim film, it is a pleasure just to see it, if only just to see Stanton.
Nj
4.0
Packed full of witty moments, memorable characters and zingy dialogue, Lucky is simply a delight to behold.
Hey U Guys
4.0
Lynch the actor turned director, not the director turned actor sets up his shots and lets the characters talk, watching, waiting for a revelation. Dam ..
Now Toronto
5.0
Every nuance and tick is imbued with the great cinematic history of one of Hollywoods greatest character actors.
Film Ink
4.0
... it doesnt exactly rage against the dying of the light but certainly cusses and blows smoke in its face.
Cine Vue
5.0
Lucky turned out to be one of Stantons final performances, and, as in his life, in Lucky we are left with a breathtakingly beautiful body of work to r ..
Cine Vue
4.5
There is a slightly surreal feeling to it... its a bit Twin Peaksy.... I thought it was really charming.
You Tube
3.5
Just because it is Dean Stanton delivering this existential discourse on the void doesnt make it less tired a declamation.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
4.0
Veteran character actor Harry Dean Stanton sadly left us in 2017.Be it in the likes of Alien as Nostromo engineer Brett, the detective in Christine, o ..
Star Burst Magazine
5.0
But this is undoubtedly Stantons show, a powerful love letter to an enduring screen icon.
Lw Lies
4.0
Lucky plays like a final wink from Stanton, so prepare to have those tears jerked right out of your eyeballs.
The Stranger
3.0
Those gentle jowls, that hawkish nose, those quirky, popping eyes and the incomparable slur of that slow jazz vocal delivery are what keep us in our s ..
Ft
2.0
As a depiction of the inevitable process of ageing, its a little bit brutal.
The Arts Desk
5.0
The actor Harry Dean Stanton, who died Sept. 15 at age 91, appeared in movies as diverse as Paris, Texas and Pretty in Pink but was consistently in a ..
Wsj
3.0
To a youngster, this will no doubt seem like a recipe for boredom, but if youre over 50, were talking heavily relatable material that will draw tears ..
Patriot Ledger
4.4
The movie plays up Stantons surface irascibility but also his underlying tenderness.
Sltrib
4.4
Its amazing to watch unfold and its amazing to watch Lynch coax magnificent performances of richness and depth out of everyone.
3.5
Its one of the films heavy (and funnier) contrivances that works partly because were willing it to, and partly because director John Carroll Lynch (no ..
Straight
4.0
The good fortune of never having to leave the ship earned the latter his nickname.One look around Luckys sparse accommodations reveals a loner at hear ..
Sandiego Reader
4.5
In terms of lines, the role is a pittance.But in terms of the rich, private histories Stanton is able to evoke in a mere glance, its the performance o ..
The Ringer
3.0
Its a performance that really does posthumously put Harry Dean Stanton into the Best Actor Oscar mix.
Metro New York
5.0
The outcome manages to be surprisingly light, playful, and touching, without trivializing the subject.
Film Comment
4.4
He only trips up in allowing Lucky an out of character (but nevertheless amazing) birthday serenade and by imposing a parting message, compete with he ..
Bitly
4.0
Their plain spoken style allows them to talk lyrically about the everyday and plainly about the deepest existential questions.
The Skinny
3.5
Either way, we get the holy and sacred gift of watching one of Americas all time most interesting character actors simply going about the business of ..
Alternate Ending
4.5
The episodic story doesnt start throwing epiphanies at Lucky, who wouldnt know what to do with them even if it did.
Film Journal International ..
5.0
Without a minute to spare, the movies creators tailor made Stanton the role of a lifetime. We who get to witness his final lead performance are the on ..
Seven Day Svt
4.5
Though conveyed calmly and with lashings of warm comedy, thats a potent message both before Stanton passed away in September and now.
Concrete Play Ground
4.0
Its a beautiful portrait of a kind of dogged stubbornness in the face of the inevitable.
National Post
1.5
Lucky never reaches for the tragic. Its about the grim absurdity of old age and death as anticlimax.
New Republic
4.5
In my experience of watching film actors over the course of my life, nobody had a stronger sense of being in film.
Original Cin
4.5
Luckys greatest achievement is to serve as a reminder of Stanton as a quiet but devastating force of nature.
Third Coast Review
5.0
Its a far superior work to Manifesto, another conceptual art film, mostly because the artist doesnt have the luxury of cool, aloof detachment.
Cultured Vultures
4.5
It has a lot of silence.It needs the space and the air around it.
New City Film
3.5
While the movie as a purely cinematic experience is quirky at best and occasionally frustrating, Stanton shines throughout, and its a poignant and fit ..
Ap News
3.5
John Carroll Lynchs lovely Lucky has exactly as much story as it needs, and it doesnt need much considering that its the final leading role for Harry ..
Sf Weekly
4.5
Richly textured and heartfelt, Stantons performance is a flower that unfolds carefully, revealing its vulnerable interior.And the film does its actor ..
Washington City Paper
4.5
Its just one more reminder of what a treasure Harry Dean Stanton was.Opinion: Strong See It Now!
Kaplan Vs Kaplan
3.5
A small, humble, pleasingly hard edged drama with moments of wry comedy, Lucky offers a few sweet references to Harry Dean Stantons key roles, a fairl ..
Adelaide Review
1.5
Directed by actor John Carroll Lynch, Lucky serves as an ode to Harry Dean, an actor who made a career out of playing men who never seemed to give a d ..
Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
1.5
Lucky is, according to its creators, a love letter to Stanton. At times, this tribute exceeds the purpose of showing how lovable the honoree was.
3.5
And, then, just when it appears to defy the moving part of moving picture, Lucky perks up, like a corpse that twitches.That makes watching it worth it ..
Kdhx
4.4
The idea that nothingness lies beyond life isnt comforting, but its his truth.
MLive.com
3.5
Lucky may be a movie devoid of intense conflict but its the warmth that the film exudes in all of its characters that make it a wonderful little movie ..
FanboyNation.com
4.5
Harry Dean Stanton gave the movie world a gift with his last and final performance. It is a fitting tribute to a man whos body of work contained only ..
Movies and Shakers
5.0
Its difficult to capture the charm and unpredictability of Lucky with mere words.
Leonard Mal
3.1
It relies on viewers having warm memories of Stanton and a familiarity with the mythological American West.
Seattle Weekly
1.5
One could assert that hes been in every movie ever and find themselves reasonably close to the truth.
4.0
The film served as a tragic and touching farewell to the legendary actor Harry Dean Stanton.
El antepenúltimo mohicano ..
4.5
Its both endearing and hard to watch because it constantly confronts death... But theres a warmth and emotion breathed into each frame.
2.5
The films comedy mostly relies on seeing Luckys bad behaviour, which doesnt feel massively removed from a film like Bad Grandpa albeit with surrealist ..
The Digital Fix
2.0
It unfolds naturalistically, despite the upbeat opening and occasionally showy editing.
Arts Fuse
4.0
He doesnt want to hire a live in assistant, and hes still feisty enough to challenge people he doesnt like to fisticuffs as though he were sixty years ..
The Lonely Film Critic
4.0
John Carroll Lynch surprises with his directorial debut, handling his subject with extreme affection, sensitivity and delicacy, letting the camera acc ..
El Mundo (Spain)
5.0
A lovely farewell that doesnt like goodbyes, Lucky teaches us that youre never too old to stand in awe of something and smile.
Sd City Beat
4.5
Lucky isnt a good man or a particularly bad one, only a soul just getting on.
KSDK
4.0
A quirky, loving paean to the actors 60 year career, the movie is more tribute to triumphant idiosyncrasy than actual narrative, though it is wholly e ..
Hammer To Nail
4.0
Lucky is a wonderful swan song for a brilliant actor in a late career defining performance, 33 years after Paris, Texas, thats totally gripping and qu ..
Dogandwolf
5.0
If you get a chance to see the film Lucky, you may walk out with a lot of questions.In the review that I wrote for Spokane Public Radio, I attempt to ..
Spokane7
4.0
Uplifting with a wink and a nod, with a hope that Roosevelt will return home, and that Lucky will enjoy a nice slice of long life.Its a damn shame tha ..
Film International
5.0
The draw of Lucky is quaintly unyielding while still sauntering just like its title character.
Every Movie Hasalesson
5.0
Meditative and self reflective, Lucky is a touching posthumous tribute to Stanton.
Cinemacy
4.5
In 2017 we lost Dean Stanton... but he left us with a farewell letter that will echo forever.
Pólvora
2.5
Lucky isnt aiming to be a plot heavy film, and while its grasp on mood is conveyed through some good performances, it just doesnt amount to much of a ..
4.5
The last role of the legendary actor is a puzzle that ends up being much more than the sum of its parts.
Letras Libres
3.0
Most actors dont get the opportunity to dictate their cinematic epitaph, and Lucky makes for a lively wake.
Dare Daniel
4.0
If you truly value cinema and the importance of an actors craft, youll make the effort to appreciate this affecting swan song.
The AU Review
2.5
The movie is a character study though study might be too strong a word.
Arts At L
4.5
On every purely textual level, Lucky is a slight film, a whisper thin plot draped over a series of shaggy dog conversations.
Boston Hassle
3.8
The opera prima of the unmistakable supporting actor J. C. Lynch is a sort of cinta summa of the also unmistakable and unforgettable supporting actor ..
Ernestodiez Martinez
4.5
Although there are some shortcomings... it is not something that tarnishes the great work of John Carroll Lynch and the entire team. Neither can anyth ..
Culturamas
5.0
Its the kind of late period acting Clint Eastwood tries to do.Its poetry, and it has a point: Whats the purpose of being a tortoise, or obtaining grea ..
Pacific Sun
4.5
With a smart script, the movie is a true reflection on life and death
El Heraldo
5.0
For fans of Stanton, Lucky is a simple pleasure indulging in the mannerisms, thoughts and style of one of the most iconic character actors in cinema.
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