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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
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... 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 amateur playwright who has just finished "Nelson--the Musical," a production based on the life of Admiral Nelson. Jimmy and Rudy agree to star in an all-inmate staging of the play after they learn that it is to take place in the prison chapel--a place where they believe they can make a breakout to the outside world. Along the way, Jimmy also begins to fall for the in-house anger-management counselor (Olivia Williams). Mike Leigh regular Timothy Spall also stars in this comedy from the director of THE FULL MONTY. [More]
Starring: James Nesbitt, Christopher Plummer, Timothy Spall, Olivia Williams
Starring: James Nesbitt, Christopher Plummer, Timothy Spall, Olivia Williams, Frank Harper, Lennie James, Bill Nighy
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Screenwriter: Ronan Bennett
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Reviews for Lucky Break
If you adored The Full Monty so resoundingly that you’re dying to see the same old thing in a tired old setting, then this should keep you reasonably entertained.
Overall, it's good, not great. This is a pleasant enough but small English romantic comedy.
The end result is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump.
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