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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis formula is fraught with pitfalls, but the characters and the actors redeem it with a surprising emotional impact.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaThis is more than the story of soldiers grappling with stress and doubt as they reenter the "normal" flow of domestic life. It's about strangers bonding, about friendship and discovery, about the comedy and tragedy of the human experience.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe Lucky Ones isn't dull, and the actors do quite nicely, especially McAdams, who's feisty, gorgeous, and as mercurial as a mood ring.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe weakest aspect of The Lucky Ones is by far the conclusion, which is flat and contrived.
- 55NPRBob MondelloNPRBob MondelloThere's something centrally pat and predictable about the coincidence-laden story, and by the time they get to Vegas, The Lucky Ones has been all but done in by a surfeit of serendipity.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThis moderately engaging, offbeat film requires a patience that audiences haven't demonstrated recently for stories concerning the fate of soldiers at home or abroad.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenMore than a story about Iraq war veterans, The Lucky Ones is a movie about carefully considering one's options.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe film itself, which has everything from erection jokes to a computer-generated tornado, comes down to a battle between the interpreters and a screenplay riddled with convenience, cliche and well-meaning contrivance.
- 40VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyIt's hard to find the genuine heartfelt moments in The Lucky Ones.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceIts hopelessly schematic road-trip arc (bond-fight-reconcile-repeat) grows increasingly tedious.