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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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Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

It's the easiest kind of comedy, comedy of derision. No joke about the rubes is left alone. And no obvious plot twist is, either.

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John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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Ephron ... delivers characters and situations that are lame and oddly condescending.

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John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

There is so much backstabbing and double-crossing, it's hard to tell up from down.

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Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

The movie is as lifeless and unfunny as a corpse on a slab.

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Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
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Clever and diverting.

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Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Gags hit with sledgehammer heaviness and most of them mock the movie's own characters so relentlessly -- and mirthlessly -- that one winces rather than laughs.

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Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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A landfill made up of remnants from other movies, cobbled together by writer Adam Resnick.

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Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

The laughs are few in this inert, ungenerous comedy.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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Looks like your basic formulaic undertaking, but it's got a lovely subversive edge to it.

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Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

Adam Resnick's script is flat, failing to provide a sense of escalating tension or much humor, and relying primarily on endless profanity for cheap laughs.

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New Times

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Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

A rather snappy comedy.

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Mary F. Pols
Mary F. Pols
Contra Costa Times

Kudrow is the film's true manic engine, and her ability to carry off perky amorality propels the preposterous plot forward.

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Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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A dark comedy in the muckraking mode that starts out murderously well but then begins to unravel -- just like Russ' misbegotten schemes.

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Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Taking a chance on Lucky Number is a lot like playing the actual lottery. You might enjoy it, but the odds are against you.

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Pam Grady
Pam Grady
Reel.com

Travolta and Kudrow make a winning combination, and the result is mindless, instantly forgettable comic fluff that will engage you, given half a chance.

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