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 | Masquerade | Restaurant | Concert

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:

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

Factual errors: When Ashley is looking at the board in Grand Central Station, it lists Irvington and Croton-Harmon as stations on the Harlem Line. They are on the Hudson Line.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Spider-Man (2002)

Soundtrack:

Moonlight on Fuji

Great concept… Not so great movie…

I like to call myself another victim of the magic of advertising. Once I saw the trailer of "Just My Luck", I thought it would be great. Since, I liked "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" by the same director, I thought this movie would be something like that. However, I was very wrong…

The main problem with this movie is its script, which is very immature and predictable. There's nothing new to see here and you can predict almost everything. I even guessed the ending of this movie as soon as I saw the scene where "Katy" and "Ashley" talk for the first time. If you are into movies, you will too...

If you overlook the silly script, then there comes the bad acting. What is wrong with Lindsey this time? She is totally overacting her part and the actresses who play as her two friends are not any better. It is as if they are doing roles of fairytale princesses. However, in my opinion, Cris Pine does his part well.

However, I am not saying that this movie is 100% garbage. It has two or three enjoyable scenes, but that's about it. In my opinion, "Just My Luck" has a great concept, if it was not for the childish script and bad acting this could have been a very entertaining comedy.