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Lucky Numbers
2000 105 min France, United States of America R 18+
★5.0
Comedy, Crime
Director: Nora Ephron
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Description
Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lottery drawing. The numbers come up right, but everything else goes wrong as the plan starts to unravel and the game turns rough.
Budget:
$65M
US Gross:
$10.04M
Starring
John Travolta
Actor
Lisa Kudrow
Actor
Tim Roth
Actor
Awards
Razzie Awards 2001
— Worst Actor
Key opinion
Lucky Numbers is widely regarded as a failed crime comedy that suffers from a weak, unoriginal script and ineffective execution. While the film is generally considered empty and devoid of genuine humor, Tim Roth's performance stands out as the singular highlight amid an otherwise lackluster production.
| Acting | Tim Roth delivers a charismatic and professional performance that serves as the film's only consistent high point. | |
| Screenplay | The script is criticized as being empty, overly simple, and failing to deliver on its comedic potential. | |
| Acting | John Travolta's performance is widely dismissed as over-the-top and unconvincing. | |
| Direction | Viewers are divided on the film's tone and pacing; some find the direction disjointed and irritating, while others appreciate the visual tone and the narrative's attempt at a non-banal execution. |