Rachel McAdams

Tim Robbins

Michael Peña

Annie Corley

John Diehl

John Heard

Molly Hagan

Spencer Garrett

Arden Myrin

Katherine LaNasa

Kirk B.R. Woller

Mark L. Young

Kerry Bishé

Howard Platt

Coburn Goss

Jennifer Joan Taylor

Sarah Steele

Dirk Wittenborn

Neil Burger

Tricia Wood

Jenny Gering

Rick Schwartz

Jan Roelfs

Leslie A. Pope

Tanja Deshida

Deborah Aquila

Declan Quinn

Rolfe Kent

Brian Koppelman

Naomi Geraghty

David Levien

Paul Hanson

Steve M. Davison

Alicia Skirball

Sandra Lee Gimpel

Carrick O'Quinn

Nicholas Dashnaw

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The Lucky Ones

United States of America

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friendship

road trip

soldier

No.

Hardly anything works here. Even the heart-warming story itself is riddled with poor writing and lack of any sort of clarity.

**_Great road movie about veterans traveling across America_**

Three soldiers coming back from Iraq meet at JFK in NY where all flights are delayed due to a blackout. One soldier is older and getting out of the Army for good (Timothy Robbins), one has a serious groin injury and is trying to heal-up (Michael Pena) and the other is on leave to visit the family of a dead comrade (Rachel McAdams). They end up in a rental vehicle traveling across the country where they experience many sides of American culture and each other's deepest secrets, hopes and pains.

"The Lucky Ones" (2008) is a true hidden gem. I wasn't expecting much when I started watching, but before too long I knew I had stumbled on to something great.

All three stars have great chemistry and Rachel McAdams (who I've never seen in a movie before) is a total revelation as Colee. Although Colee isn't highly educated she's not dumb. In fact, she excels socially and is the catalyst to hope and healing for the other two.

Both Timothy Robbins as Cheaver and Michael Pena as TK are effective in their roles as well. Cheaver becomes the necessary father-figure in the trio and the others become increasingly concerned about the well-being of their temporary "dad."

The film features a good balance of Eastern and Western locations, shot in Illinois, Missouri, Colorado and Las Vegas.

I don't want to say anymore. If what I said perks your interest, be sure to check out "The Lucky Ones."

It runs about 1 hour, 52 minutes.

GRADE: A-

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A review by tmdb15435519

Written by tmdb15435519 on Thu Apr 15 2021

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