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Lucky Break (2002)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:21
Rotten:23
Average Rating:5.6/10
Consensus: Lucky Break fails to do anything new with The Full Monty formula.
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:Apr 5, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: When a bank robbery goes bad, would-be robbers Jimmy (James Nesbitt) and his pal Rudy (Lennie James) find themselves in prison. The prison's warden (Christopher Plummer) just happens to be an... [More]
Starring: James Nesbitt, Christopher Plummer, Timothy Spall, Olivia Williams
Director: Peter Cattaneo
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Reviews for Lucky Break
A bit of jailhouse schlock, sure, but you'll enjoy doing the time.
04/19/02
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12/15/03
It's what the Brits themselves might call fair to middling.
05/13/02
Like The Full Monty, this is sure to raise audience’s spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll.
03/08/02
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12/15/03
Forced, familiar and thoroughly condescending.
04/04/02
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06/10/08
If The Full Monty was a freshman fluke, Lucky Break is [Cattaneo] sophomore slump.
05/17/02
Mike Leigh mainstay Timothy Spall deftly shades in the designated goner, fellow Still Crazy alum Bill Nighy is sweetly wispy as the capable fop, and anger-management counselor Olivia Williams trembles pleasantly as usual.
04/09/02
…an adorably whimsical comedy that deserves more than a passing twinkle.
04/26/02
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