Just My Luck (2006)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

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:

Luck | Masquerade | Band | Bad Luck | Kiss

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)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some brief sexual references.

Runtime:

USA:103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

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:

When McFly are preparing to go on stage for the Hard Rock Cafe, Dougie Poynter is playing "Carousel" by Blink-182.

Goofs:

Continuity: Right after Ashley broke the mirror with the hair dryer and she is sitting next to the sink, her hair is completely dry and styled even though she didn't even start drying her hair yet and it had not been enough time for it to dry on its own.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Ghost Busters (1984)

Soundtrack:

Some Guys Have All the Luck

Not Amazing But Cute

Set in Manhattan, "Just My Luck" Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine make a charming couple. The scenario of the film has good enough subject to keep especially teenage girls hooked. The film is about lucky Ashley who is taking giant steps in her career with the help of her incredible luck. Jack on the other hand, is the worlds unluckiest guy. What ever he does or touches come back to him with disastrous results. Their path crosses in a masked ball.. They kiss and Jack sucks up Ashley's amazing luck with this kiss. What happens next?? Ashley goes down the steps very quickly and becomes unemployed, meanwhile, Jack starts being surprisingly successful. Ashley sees a fortune teller and realizes that she has lost her luck with the kiss. She has to find the man who stole the most important thing from her. When they meet again without knowing that they kissed in the ball, Jack is a successful manager and she is a wreck.He offers Ashley a cleaning job which is what he used to do before kissing Ashley. In this romantic comedy, Lohan convincingly plays Ashley, a young woman beginning her career. Pine is also good as her love interest. *** out of *****