Lucky You

Written by Nigel

As a poker nut, I am fascinated by anything related to this card game.  That is perhaps one reason I really liked Casino Royale.  Being the movie lover that I am, having a movie with lots of poker action in it just made my day.  Of course, not to mention the awesome cars in that movie – and the fact that it was a James  Bond flick.  In any case, there is a new movie coming out and it is all about poker!

Lucky You is a movie by Curtis Hanson who is clearly a poker nut just like the rest of us.  I honestly haven’t seen the movie but the reviews and write ups I have read so far make me want to see it.  Starring Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana, Lucky You is all about a veteran Las Vegas poker player and his singer girlfriend.  Though the plot of course has more than poker to it, it unmistakable that poker is the theme of this movie.  That in itself tells me that it is worth watching.  Then again, if you are not into poker that much (then why are you reading this blog, may I ask?) you probably wouldn’t like the movie.

Still, some write ups are skeptical about the movie mainly because of its topic being too specific – poker.  I do not know what to say to that, being too involved in the subject.  However, I do believe that despite the specific topic, there should be quite a lot of interested viewers.  After all, poker is quite popular these days, isn’t it?