Just My Luck (2006)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writers (WGA):

I. Marlene King (screenplay) and
Amy Harris (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

12 May 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

Everything changed in the wink of an eye.

Plot:

Manhattanite Ashley is known to many as the luckiest woman around. After a chance encounter with a down-and-out young man, however, she realizes that she's swapped her fortune for his.

Plot Keywords:

Masquerade | Dancing | Band | Recording Studio | Toy

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Lindsay Lohan	...	Ashley Albright
Chris Pine	...	Jake Hardin
Samaire Armstrong	...	Maggie
Bree Turner	...	Dana
Faizon Love	...	Damon Phillips
Missi Pyle	...	Peggy Braden
Makenzie Vega	...	Katy
Carlos Ponce	...	Antonio
Tom Fletcher	...	Himself - McFly Band Member
Danny Jones	...	Himself - McFly Band Member
Harry Judd	...	Himself - McFly Band Member
Dougie Poynter	...	Himself - McFly Band Member
Tovah Feldshuh	...	Madame Z
Jaqueline Fleming	...	Tiffany
Dane Rhodes	...	Mac

Also Known As:

Lady Luck (USA) (working title)
Lucky (USA) (original script title)

Runtime:

USA:103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:MG6 | Brazil:Livre | Malaysia:U | Sweden:Btl | Germany:o.Al. | Philippines:G | Finland:K-11 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41815) | Argentina:13 | Iceland:L | Norway:A | Denmark:A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | France:U | South Korea:12 | Malta:12

Filming Locations:

Grand Central Station, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

New Regency Pictures

Trivia:

Maggie's (Samaire Armstrong) cat's name is Pancakes. Samaire Armstrong also played in "The O.C.", where Summer Roberts (Rachel Bilson) owned a rabbit named Pancakes.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Ashley first exits the hotel in the beginning of the movie, it is raining, yet you can clearly see a woman walking behind her putting her umbrella down before the rain stops.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ashley Albright: Good morning, Oscar.

Movie Connections:

References "Mega Man" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Jump 2

Are You Kidding Me?

I saw this movie knowing that I would be disappointed...but when you're desperately bored anything can happen, even me losing my resolve not to see it.

The Acting: Now, its hard for me to say that "she didn't do all that well" when I'm not a professional actress myself, but...Lindsay Lohan (playing Ashley) didn't do all that well. She definitely overacted her part. I found her entirely fake, and she didn't seem very into the character, and she did not convince me of a single line. It was forced and her character was what many in the writing world would call a Mary-Sue. There were some moments that I could commend her on, but not so many that they blind me to her many, many mistakes. Pretty terrible job on her part.

Chris Pine (playing Jake), on the other hand, did quite a good job......in fact, I probably would have loved this movie because of him if not for-

The Script: Seriously, did I see the same movie that the director and actors saw the script for? The lines were completely and DISGUSTINGLY corny, and sounded horribly forced. They didn't come nearly as smoothly as they should have, and nothing seemed even remotely believable.

My biggest problem was with the script, but there were many factors that led me to give such a low rating: the stunting, the camera shots used, and especially the forced acting that I saw. I was not disappointed, not really, as I expected the movie to be far worse, but I was by no means happy with it.

A word of advice for Lohan, wherever she may be: You aren't a fairytale princess; take roles that will make you seem real, and not desperate to seem perfect.