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The Lucky Ones

2008

Neil Burger

Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, Michael Peña, John Heard ...

6.0

1,049

Drama The story revolves around three soldiers -- Collee, T.K. and Cheever -- who return from the Iraq War after suffering injuries and learn that life has moved on without them. They end up on an unexpected road trip across the U.S., with Collee on a mission to bring her boyfriend's guitar back to his family because he saved her life, T.K. seeking confidence to face his wife after a shrapnel injury that threatens his sexual function and ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Laura Kern The New York Times	"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 (...) always ring true"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"The problems Burger encounters have nothing to do with the way he handles the war; they relate to the unevenness with which he represents the protagonists' journey (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Todd McCarthy Variety	"It's hard to find the genuine heartfelt moments in 'The Lucky Ones' (...) under the clutter of narrative contrivances and coincidences."
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"This formula is fraught with pitfalls, but the characters and the actors redeem it with a surprising emotional impact (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Chris Wisniewski IndieWire	"It’s packaged to please, not to probe (...) 'The Lucky Ones' is unrelentingly writerly in a way that would be risible if not for the charming performances by Robbins, Pena, and especially McAdams"
		Tom Charity CNN	"[Burger and co-writer Dirk Wittenborn] playfully undercut the melodrama, and these gentle curveballs invariably enhance our appreciation of the characters"

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