Not that Lucky
Added 1/14/2009
Purchased this DVD purely because I feel Lauren Graham is a magnificant actress, but she featured very little in the movie, and I wasnt fussed on the story line, it was about him finding his past which didnt lead to a memorable movie. Lauren Graham as always was beautiful, but very little for her to exhibit her talents.
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Lucky Thirteen
Added 7/29/2008
This isn't a bad movie. There are some funny moments in it. But mostly, I think it's a movie for the fans of Lauren Graham. This movie was made in 1999 or 2000, so it was before "Gilmore Girls", and was released straight to video. And for Lauren's fans, she isn't in the movie nearly enough. Abbey (LG's character) isn't Lorelai, but Lauren's wonderful personality makes her just as endearing as Lor is. For a look at Lauren playing a character other than Lorelai Gilmore, check it out.
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er, was this a completed movie?
Added 6/5/2007
*Lucky 13* was surprisingly boring. At first, it looked like it was going to be a cute romantic comedy. Not! In fact, about halfway, I got pretty bored with it and started acting silly. I just could not wait for the movie to end!
The girl next door, Abbey, announces that she's moving to NYC for her artist debut. Zack, the guy next door, realizes that he has had his chances since childhood to ask Abbey out.
Zack works up the nerve to ask Abbey out on a date. The date is to be the night before she moves. So, this leaves all weekend for Zack to round up his 12 ex-girlfriends and ask them how he can improve for this special girl.
His girlfriends are just plain weird. One is a stuttering Scandinavian, one is an older woman who was once his babysitter, one is just psychotic who can't get over the break-up, etc.
It looked like it could've been a good movie. However, the last 30 minutes of it looked like the director freaked out on how to close the movie. The closing was just a lousy job! In fact, there was no closing. It just abruptly ended.
You can tell this was a cheap production. One hint was that Zack takes Abbey out to a fancy restaurant. The chairs used for this restaurant are definitely not the kind you'd see in those particular restaurants. These chairs are something you'd see at an AA meeting or in a hotel conference room. The flooring...another hint of a cheap production. So, naturally, the storyline was just cheap and unfinished.
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Very entertaining and funny!
Added 3/22/2007
I saw this movie on one of my movie channels and I loved it!! It was very engaging and I love the 80s music and feel to it. The story line I think is great, even though it might be a bit unrealistic that a guy would contact his 12 ex gfs but hey that's what movies are all about!! I love Harlan Williams' performance. And I think the movie is sweet and cute and has an important message conveyed especially about the problems revealed by Zack's parents. I love the ending, to me, it didn't seem clear at first but I rewatched it a dozen times and I think I truly understand it if you look for the clues, hint: he's lying in his old bed at his house and I thought that was a big clue to the ending. But it leaves it open for the viewer to decide. I really liked this film and I think the tone and the setting was great and I found the humor enjoyable. I'm gonna buy it on dvd for myself and buy an extra copy for a friend in the film industry.
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Parents beware: NOT a family-friendly movie
Added 10/25/2006
A zero star rating was not available, or that would be my choice.
This is NOT a family-friendly movie. We are huge Gilmore Girl fans at our house, so we were completely unprepared for the very graphic sex (including sodomy) at the beginning of the movie and ended up turning it off after just a few minutes. We have watched Shakespeare in Love with our daughters, ages 10 and 13, a movie that does contain brief nudity and sexuality. But as we joke, they are reciting Shakespeare while making love.
And for me the important distinction is that in Shakepeare in Love they are making love, while in this movie, they are just f***ing.
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