not a road movie

Lane 2022-03-25 08:01:01

It seems like it's one of those road movies, but it is more than that. The story is well written, it gives a lot of time for the characters to develop emotionally, and Rachel McAdams's very well acted in this one, it's much better than her performance in "the notebook". I heard she participated in a boot camp just for preparing for this roll.
In most of the parts, the movie is serious, also it has some funny moments, which made me laugh out loud.
But just the ending, I haven't thought through about the ending, why did Neil Burger put off an ending like nothing had happened? They just all went back to the army.
I really wished something more could happen on Rachel's character.
It is of course not a great movie, but worth viewing.

View more about The Lucky Ones reviews

Extended Reading

The Lucky Ones quotes

  • [T.K. has a drink of vodka with Cheaver and Colee after their bar fight]

    T.K. Poole: What you really want after a fight is whiskey because it mellows you out. If you wanna get mean, you drink gin. Vodka, if you want to zone out. And you save tequila for when you want to get crazy.

    Fred Cheaver: [Cheaver points to Colee] She didn't need tequila tonight.

  • [Colee quotes the sex line that Cheaver made the girl Janet yell in bed]

    Colee Dunn: 'Ohh! Ohh! I think I'm fixin' to come!'