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The Lucky Ones Reviews

2008

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After suffering an injury during a routine patrol, hardened sergeant TK Poole is granted a one-month leave to visit his fiancée. But when an unexpected blackout cancels all flights out of New York, TK agrees to share a ride to Pittsburgh with two similarly stranded servicemen: Cheever, an older family man who longs to return to .. Read more

Starring	Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, Michael Pena, Katherine LaNasa
Director	Neil Burger
Genres	Comedy, Drama

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- There are earnest war movies, there are jingoistic war moviesâ"and then there are war movies in which a servicewoman... read more on Time Out
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- - Ben Kenigsberg
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21
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  - 8
  The lucky ones
  
  very good film worth warching
  
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- 808042
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - debsuk
  - 1 review
  - Arbroath
  - 07 Sep 2009 at 19:40
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- - 0
  - 0
  I took the journey with them
  
  I rarely give a film 5 stars and most get less than 3. So I was surprised to see some others didn't enjoy it. For me, it's the best kind of road movie. ... read more »
  
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- - jennyfilm
  - 9 reviews
  - Carmarthen
  - 06 Feb 2012 at 13:11
- - 0
  - 0
  Don't bother!
  
  Pointless, slow, unbelievable - and no ending at all!
  
  And gratuitous humour regarding a very real problem to boot! Don't bother watching it!
  
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- - nisa
  - 1 review
  - 08 Jan 2012 at 21:05
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  across america
  
  very nice mellow road movie with an intresting story.some great scenic shots too.
  
  not the usual loud violent action war movie.
  
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- - markebaby
  - 2 reviews
  - 23 Sep 2011 at 11:52
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  - 1
  pointless and complete waste of my time
  
  not much of a story line very slow film all the way through out dont waste your time watching it.
  
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- 1030106
- - dogchain
  - 1 review
  - Pontefract
  - 17 Aug 2011 at 00:37
- - 1
  - 0
  Great watch!
  
  Was a great film! Enjoyed it! It's a drama with humour which really worked, totally a thumbs up! :) x
  
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- - Jas_babe2
  - 1 review
  - 09 Jul 2011 at 03:00
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  Who are 'The Lucky Ones'?
  
  'The Lucky Ones' is a very well acted and well paced movie. War scenes are very minimal so don't expect action, guts etc. It is more about the three... read more »
  
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- 1012958
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Felectricity
  - 10 reviews
  - UK
  - 04 Jul 2011 at 16:09
- - 0
  - 2
  Wrong director info
  
  This is not a film by Tomasz Wolski. 'The Lucky Ones' by Tomasz Wolski is a short documentary, not a feature film. The director of this film is Neil ... read more »
  
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- 1003627
- - a customer
  - 11 Jun 2011 at 22:17
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  - 0
  A Sunday afternoon film, but a lovely one at that.
  
  Ok so there are some cheesy lines (mainly strangers 'thanking' the servicemen) but don't let that put you off. I found this film to be very ... read more »
  
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  - CarolineC
  - 14 reviews
  - Gidea Park
  - 03 Jun 2011 at 14:30
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  Ignore Ben Kenigsberg
  
  Ben Kenigsberg from Time Out abviously doesn't know what he is talking about or what 'normal' people like to watch. 'The Lucky Ones' is a ... read more »
  
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  - 13 May 2011 at 11:34
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  enjoyed this
  
  a feel good road trip movie with characters you get to like. definitely worth a watch. an easy going film
  
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  - 27 Apr 2011 at 23:09
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  - 8
  The lucky ones
  
  very good film worth warching
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - debsuk
  - 1 review
  - Arbroath
  - 07 Sep 2009 at 19:40
- - 8
  - 0
  decent diversion
  
  i enjoyed this film i quite like tim robbins and rachel mcadams is always watchable never heard of the other guy in it but he was ok.
  
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- - valleyshomer
  - 4 reviews
  - Bargoed
  - 29 Sep 2009 at 10:17
- - 7
  - 0
  THE LUCKY ONES
  
  WAS VERY PREDICTABLE AND A BIT SLOW BUT COULDNT STOP WATCHING, A SLOW BURNER BUT WORTH A WATCH.
  
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- - randystevens
  - 8 reviews
  - Harrogate
  - 25 Sep 2009 at 15:14
- - 5
  - 1
  it was okay if you had nothing else
  
  worth watching. You didn't really care what happened to them.
  
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- - jeffster
  - 130 reviews
  - Newark
  - 09 Nov 2009 at 17:51
- - 4
  - 0
  Gentle film, very watchable
  
  I concur with previous reviews, a great little film for a weekday with a glass of wine. Not overly army based. Slightly dismayed with the product placement but ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 17 Sep 2010 at 23:34
- - 3
  - 0
  boring
  
  boring, typical yanks
  
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- 827136
- - a customer
  - Whitstable
  - 02 Nov 2009 at 20:06
- - 2
  - 0
  good
  
  this was a good basic film.Three army people let out for a month face thier troubles work them out then all rounded up neatly.A good start interesting middle ... read more »
  
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- - jflicks
  - 133 reviews
  - Knutsford
  - 08 Oct 2009 at 20:43
- - 2
  - 0
  Fine low-key ensemble piece
  
  Three of my favourite actors (Robbins, McAdams, Pena) together in one film - I had too see it. Very low-key ensemble piece about Iraq veterans returning home on... read more »
  
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- - Rialto
  - 7 reviews
  - Corsham
  - 27 Nov 2009 at 18:52
- - 2
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  Man, was that a brilliant movie ...
  
  OK, let's get the downside over and done with immediately ... the lighting was severely dodgy in a couple of scenes. And that's it.
  
  The ... read more »
  
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- - Benhuczek
  - 143 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Dec 2009 at 21:39
- - 2
  - 0
  The Lucky Ones
  
  Wasn't anticipating much after seeing the reviews but as I could watch it online I decided to give it a go, and was pleasantly surprised. The story line was... read more »
  
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- 896139
- - a customer
  - Bucks
  - 04 Jun 2010 at 13:21

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- The Lucky Ones
  
  After suffering an injury during a routine patrol, hardened sergeant TK Poole is granted a one-month leave to visit his fiancée. But when an unexpected blackout cancels all flights out of New York, TK agrees to share a ride to Pittsburgh with two similarly stranded servicemen: Cheever, an older ...