Even though Toots and his Maytals do their best, this film is off to a weak start. The first fifteen minutes have crappy dialogue, bad jokes, the bad guy is a cliché and you realize you can already guess the ending. Hang in there though, cause this film improves while it's going. James Nesbitt plays Jimmy Hands, an amateurish bank robber. He and his mate (Lennie James) get caught and end up in jail. Obviously, there's going to be an escape attempt, as ALL prison-movies have escape attempts. The jail seems a rather cosy place, with tomato gardening and a director fond of musicals. Jimmy Hands realizes this might be his chance and convinces the director to put on a musical play about the great hero Nelson. Without female inmates the beautiful Olivia Williams (who works in jail as a rehabilitation counselor) has to play the part of the heroin. Here's where the fun starts: rehearsals, fights, and sweet off key singing, while romance is in the air.
Lucky Break is a charming little comedy, with a good cast, including the inmates Bill Nighy and Timothy Spall. 7/10 would be a bit too much for this, but it's well worth the time.
Lucky Break is a charming little comedy, with a good cast, including the inmates Bill Nighy and Timothy Spall. 7/10 would be a bit too much for this, but it's well worth the time.