The Lucky Ones
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53 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

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  • Starring: Michael Peña, Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins
  • Summary: T.K. Poole, Colee Dunn and Fred Cheever arrive in New York from Germany only to find their connecting flights canceled due to a power outage. Anxious to get to their respective destinations, they agree to share a rented minivan to suburban St. Louis where Cheever is to reunite with his wife and teenage son. From there, the other two plan to fly to Las Vegas where the macho T.K. wants to make an important stop before seeing his fiancee and the tough yet naive Colee plans to pay a visit to a fallen fellow-soldier's family. But when Cheever's homecoming turns out to be a far cry from what he anticipated, the trio's one-day drive expands into an impromptu cross-country marathon. (Roadside Attractions)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    This formula is fraught with pitfalls, but the characters and the actors redeem it with a surprising emotional impact.
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    75
    This is more than the story of soldiers grappling with stress and doubt as they reenter the "normal" flow of domestic life. It's about strangers bonding, about friendship and discovery, about the comedy and tragedy of the human experience.
  3. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Marc Mohan
    58
    It's not a political film, but it's also not a bland recitation of homilies about the honor of serving one's country. It's a jokey road movie, in which three soldiers heading home from Iraq are forced into a cross-country van ride together.
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Ann Hornaday
    30
    Could be filed under "wacky misfire."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. JohnT
    10
    If you cannot find the sincerity in this movie, you may have to check yourself. While it is not billed as the most "realistic" of welcome home veteran movies, it does an AMAZING job of hitting the right notes on the emotional scale. It is a more heartfelt Little Miss Sunshine with a bit of reality check in the middle. Obviously between the hard right and hard left, critics did not see fit to give it a good score. Watch this movie.… Expand
  2. BryanS
    8
    More subtle/less obvious than I expected, *for the most part* ... a couple scenes in the middle with odd clippy stereotypes -- not on the part of the main actors -- fell completely flat for me.… Expand
  3. JayH.
    7
    The strong performances from the three leads makes this an interesting tale, very nicely paces and I never lost interest. Entertaining, touching and at times it's finny, Good job.… Expand
  4. JasonP.
    1
    Another lame hollyweird political film - this time with bad acting and bad directing. Two thumbs down.

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