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Lucky Numbers (1999)

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Reviews Counted:93

Fresh:21

Rotten:72

Average Rating:4/10

Consensus: Nora Ephron's attempt at dark comedy is an uneven product, both in terms of the direction and the acting. The characters are unlikable to the point where you don't care what happens to them, and Ephron condescends to the material.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] language, sexuality, some drug use and brief violence

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Oct 27, 2000 Wide

Box Office: $9,534,013

Synopsis: Russ Richards (John Travolta) seems to have it all. A popular local television weatherman from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he has a reserved parking space and table at his favorite restaurant, a... Russ Richards (John Travolta) seems to have it all. A popular local television weatherman from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he has a reserved parking space and table at his favorite restaurant, a beautiful Jaguar convertible, and a rambling house. Unfortunately, he's also squandered most of his money, and the snowmobile dealership that he owns is going under because of a warm winter that shows no signs of snow. Desperate for a financial break, Russ seeks guidance from his friend Gig (Tim Roth), a sleazy Brit who owns a strip club and has connections with various undesirables. Initially, Gig's suggestion that Russ should rig the state lottery makes Russ cringe, but out of desperation he enlists the help of the Lotto lady, Crystal (Lisa Kudrow), and they fix the numbers of a six-million-dollar drawing. Of course, the plan goes terribly wrong in this clever dark comedy from director Nora Ephron (YOU'VE GOT MAIL, SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE). The all-star cast includes Michael Rapaport as psychotic Dale the Thug, Bill Pullman as lackadaisical Detective Lakewood, Ed O'Neill as Crystal and Russ's boss, and Michael Moore as Crystal's seemingly straitlaced cousin. [More]

Starring: John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Ed O'Neill, Tim Roth

Starring: John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Ed O'Neill, Tim Roth, Michael Weston, Michael Rapaport, Michael Moore, Daryl Mitchell, Bill Pullman, Nick Loren

Director: Nora Ephron

Director: Nora Ephron
Producer: Nora Ephron, Andrew Lazar, Jonathan D. Krane, Sean Daniel
Screenwriter: Adam Resnick
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Nothing seems to ring true in this formulaic story.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
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Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

It proves to be a detached experience that isn't much fun at all.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
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Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
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[Ephron] seems to condescend to the characters.

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Elvis Mitchell
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Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
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The jokes waft off the screen and pelt the audience with all the force of dust specks.

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Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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Starts out brilliantly, chugs along quite nicely for a while, then wilts and dies just before it ends.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
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Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

Just too tame.

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Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

It's funny enough and well-played.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
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Frank Lovece
Frank Lovece
TV Guide's Movie Guide

If [Ephron is] going to incorporate shootings, bludgeonings and obscene language into her work, she's going to need more practice.

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Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News

A roundelay of frenzied action that racks up deal after extortionate deal and body after body while hit after retro hit plays on the soundtrack; sound and fury, pretty much about nothing.

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Gemma Files
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Film.com
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Scores heavily with laughs and malicious merriment.

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George Thomas
George Thomas
Beacon Journal

A flat piece of work.

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Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Filled with enough laughs (there's an amazing visual gag involving a semi-truck) and good performances that it's probably worth a look.

Full Review Source: Phantom Tollbooth | comment Comment
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J. Robert Parks
J. Robert Parks
Phantom Tollbooth

No one in Lucky Numbers is either likable or interestingly offbeat -- and you need one or the other quality to hold your attention through this slimy enterprise.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
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Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Instead of becoming involved in the convoluted plot, we stand on the outside looking in, not laughing enough to make it all worthwhile.

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James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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Each idea is good for maybe one and a half funny moments, tops. Add them up, and you may have a halfway-decent sitcom episode but not a movie.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

Never finds the comic tone it's after.

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Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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Will someone please rescue John Travolta's career?

Full Review Source: Ottawa Citizen | comment Comment
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Jay Stone
Jay Stone
Ottawa Citizen

To say that it hasn't been a very good year for John Travolta may be the understatement of all time.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
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Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

While there are a few decent laughs to be had here and there, the film's a bit too listless when it should have been more hyperactive and too dull when it should have been razor-sharp.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
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Jim Judy
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