AltWeeklies Wire
'The Lucky Ones': Back From Iraq, But Lost in Americanew
The Lucky Ones is a road movie, but, though Colee, Fred Cheever, and T.K. Poole cover more than 1,700 miles after deplaning at JFK, the film is remarkably indifferent to the physical landscape of the United States.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
10-01-2008 |
Reviews
'The Lucky Ones' and 'Flow': Water Worldsnew
Another flick plays it safe with the Iraq war, while the emerging global water crisis offers real scares.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
09-29-2008 |
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'The Lucky Ones': The War Over Therenew
The latest movie about Iraq vets is provocative -- but do Americans want to be provoked?
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
09-29-2008 |
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Tim Robbins Meshes Drama and Humor in 'The Lucky Ones'new
The film has two big surprises. One is the humor and the other is the presence in the cast of Tim Robbins, one of filmdom's most vocal antiwar advocates.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
09-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Neil Burger, The Lucky Ones
Soldiers on Leave Have the Usual Wacky Road Trip Adventures in 'The Lucky Ones'new
The only movie genre more exhausted than the road-trip movie is the coming-home movie.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
09-25-2008 |
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'The Lucky Ones' is Yet Another Crappy Iraq War Movienew
Just what is it about the current war, you have to wonder, that inspires such painfully mediocre movies?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Mike D'Angelo |
09-25-2008 |
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Smoke and Mirrorsnew
Sloppy plotting and an apparent disinterest in larger questions about magic and power make The Illusionist more a fancy bit of trickery than a truly engrossing illusion.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-07-2006 |
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Tags: Neil Burger, The Illusionist
Artificial in Viennanew
If you like surprise endings, you may want to see The Illusionist -- but only once.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
08-31-2006 |
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Tags: Neil Burger, The Illusionist
Sleight of Hand, Slight Movienew
Surprisingly, this atmospheric movie starring some of the greatest actors of our time is a dull and enervating bore.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-28-2006 |
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Tags: Neil Burger, The Illusionist
Magical Revisionism
In moving from the page to the screen, Burger kept crucial developments but tied them more tightly to a realistic narrative.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
08-18-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Neil Burger, The Illusionist
Man-Witch
This is the kind of film M. Night Shyamalan wishes he could still make.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-18-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Burger, The Illusionist
