A very well-acted study of three fragile souls.

Our soldiers deserve more than a Thank You when they return home

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Michael Peña and Rachel McAdams in The Lucky Ones (2008)

Tim Robbins and Rachel McAdams at an event for The Lucky Ones (2008)

Rachel McAdams

Tim Robbins

Michael Peña

Neil Burger

Dirk Wittenborn

Three different soldiers - a woman and two men - return from war and facing the peaceful life&apos;s problems of each other.

The Lucky Ones

an awesome quirky little film.

Neil Burger&apos;s offbeat, quirky, dramatic movie is a triumph. It succeeds in all the aspects, from the technical parts to the acting, I can&apos;t find a single negative thing about it. Burger doesn&apos;t dilly-dally around, he went straight to the point of his subject, giving a fair amount of time for each of the three characters (McAdams, Pena and Robbins) to develop and eventually you can&apos;t help but really like them...a lot. Especially McAdams but more on that later. The script is tightly wound, the chemistry between the three protagonists doesn&apos;t seem forced, the movie doesn&apos;t force you to like them the moment the movie starts but instead, these colorful characters will gradually grow on you.

Tim Robbins, one of my favorite actors, doesn&apos;t disappoint. 2008, I have seen him in two movies the other one being The City of Ember. And as long as a movie has Tim Robbins in it, I&apos;m sold. That&apos;s why I watched the movie in the first place. Michael Pena, another great guy, gives off a good vibe towards the movie and once you know what&apos;s been bothering his character, you can&apos;t help but laugh at how one-sided and ridiculous his problem is. Pena gives one of his greatest performance on screen. And of course, the belle of the ball, the star of the show, Rachel McAdams gives a quirky, zesty and joyful performance as a lovable Southerner and I can&apos;t help but be reminded of another quirky, zesty and joyful character, Amelie. She just keeps the laughs rolling in and steal every scene she&apos;s in. She gives the character such depth that one might come off as one dimensional had it been portrayed by a lesser talent. Definitely an underrated performance for 2008.

Highly recommended.

This is the theatrical trailer for The Lucky Ones, directed by  Neil Burger.

The Lucky Ones: Trailer

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Neil Burger's offbeat, quirky, dramatic movie is a triumph. It succeeds in all the aspects, from the technical parts to the acting, I can't find a single negative thing about it. Burger doesn't dilly-dally around, he went straight to the point of his subject, giving a fair amount of time for each of the three characters (McAdams, Pena and Robbins) to develop and eventually you can't help but really like them...a lot. Especially McAdams but more on that later. The script is tightly wound, the chemistry between the three protagonists doesn't seem forced, the movie doesn't force you to like them the moment the movie starts but instead, these colorful characters will gradually grow on you.

Tim Robbins, one of my favorite actors, doesn't disappoint. 2008, I have seen him in two movies the other one being The City of Ember. And as long as a movie has Tim Robbins in it, I'm sold. That's why I watched the movie in the first place. Michael Pena, another great guy, gives off a good vibe towards the movie and once you know what's been bothering his character, you can't help but laugh at how one-sided and ridiculous his problem is. Pena gives one of his greatest performance on screen. And of course, the belle of the ball, the star of the show, Rachel McAdams gives a quirky, zesty and joyful performance as a lovable Southerner and I can't help but be reminded of another quirky, zesty and joyful character, Amelie. She just keeps the laughs rolling in and steal every scene she's in. She gives the character such depth that one might come off as one dimensional had it been portrayed by a lesser talent. Definitely an underrated performance for 2008.

Highly recommended.

Three different soldiers - a woman and two men - return from war and facing the peaceful life's problems of each other.

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