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Lucky Break
2001
Small time villains Jimmy and Rudy are caught doing a bank raid and are put in HM Prison Long Rudford. Whilst there they hatch an escape plan which involves them staging the prison governor's musical 'Nelson'. But events take a turn for the worst when Jimmy falls in love with his co-star, support officer, Annabel Sweep... Read more
| Starring | James Nesbitt, Timothy Spall, Olivia Williams, Christopher Plummer |
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| Director | Peter Cattaneo |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy |
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Lucky Break
Small time villains Jimmy and Rudy are caught doing a bank raid and are put in HM Prison Long Rudford. Whilst there they hatch an escape plan which involves them staging the prison governor's musical 'Nelson'. But events take a turn for the worst when Jimmy falls in love with his co-star, support officer, Annabel Sweep...
| Starring | James Nesbitt, Timothy Spall, Olivia Williams, Christopher Plummer, Bill Nighy, Lennie James, Ron Cook, Frank Harper |
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| Director | Peter Cattaneo |
| Studio | 4DVD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 2001 To Rent: DVD: 14 Jul 2003 |
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"...Amiably engaging....Nesbitt makes a fine leading man....Lightly reflective and consistently entertaining..."
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- Los Angeles Times
- 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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Have to disagree with Sam Hammond !
I was nearly put off this film by Sam's criticism, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, so I feel that I must give another point of view.
I liked the ... read more » - 3230
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- Ian Tomlinson
- Scotland
- 13 Mar 2004 at 06:59
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Undecided Story and Plot
I think this film started out as a comedic venture and ended up as a bit of a soppy and unlikely love story. This may have had something to do with a certain ... read more »
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average comedy
not one of the best ive seen.a lot like porridge but more updated and without ronnie barker,wouldnt recommend it if you wanted a good laugh.
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- Telford
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Lucky Break
This is a very funny film, well constructed, beautifully written and very well acted - it's almost as good as The Full Monty! Not sure why it didn't ... read more »
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- Ryde
- 13 Sep 2010 at 23:13
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Small time villains Jimmy and Rudy are caught doing a bank raid and are put in HM Prison Long Rudford. Whilst there they hatch an escape plan which involves them staging the prison governor's musical 'Nelson'. But events take a turn for the worst when Jimmy falls in love with his co-star, support ...
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