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Lucky You (2007)
Lame!!
If this was written by a 10 year old and directed by a 15 year old, that might make up for the fact that it is full of clichés, uninteresting characters and an uninteresting story. As usual, most of the good parts were featured in the preview. The poker part was OK, but the chemistry between the characters was mostly unbelievable, which is a shame, when you consider the all-star cast. It seems like someone heard about Chris Moneymaker's win in 2003 and decided poker was a good subject for a movie.
One of the few redeeming performances was Robert Duvall's, as the somewhat lovable curmudgeon he tends to play. If you like poker and dysfunctional father-son dynamics, you might like this movie. Otherwise, a lame movie.
The Great New Wonderful (2005)
A movie without a point
With a strong cast including Tony Shalhoub and Maggie Gyllenhaal, we assumed this "brilliant comedy" would at least be moderately funny. We were wrong. Not only were the moments of humor rare, but the overwhelming lack of motivation left us scratching our heads. The actors did engage, and each character had enough depth to sustain an interest, but only enough to feel let down at the end. Apparently, the movie was "about" 9-11, and if the point was to portray the feeling of pointlessness and futility that many of us felt after the attacks; mission accomplished. At least it didn't meet the 90 minute minimum for Oscar consideration, or we would've had to hear people talk about how great it was.