Just My Luck (2006)

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:

Band | Bad Luck | Toy | Concert Scene | Masquerade

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Continuity: When Ashley is at the art exhibition, the strap on her eye patch shifts up and down on her forehead (sometimes the strap is just touching her right eyebrow; sometimes it creeps up about an inch or so higher).

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Worst of 2006" (2007)

Soundtrack:

All About a Kiss

Love the Distraction, too bad the movies is so hated.

To be honest, I didn't expect this movie to have been as hated as it seems to be. It seems to have a high number of both 10/10s and 1/10s... as if you either love it or hate it? Well, I loved the fact that the movie distracted me enough to relax and unwind for an hour and a half. I didn't think it was groundbreaking, so originally I was going to give it 9/10, but also, I though it was very straightforward and plot twists are usually important parts of dramas and romantic comedies.

The thing is, though; I've never expected romantic comedies to have very much story or be very heavy on plot. So, all I was looking for was something to occupy me... and I got it.

There's not much else to say, except that I really don't think the movie was so bad that it deserves a 1/10. When you consider the genre, it was fairly average. Plus, "blonde humor" is funny, and I think that's why the girl-who-was-lucky was so silly: she was really not accustomed to thinking critically, relying on her good luck (i.e. a very positive, problem-free environment) to provide a platform for her success.