The Lucky One (12A)

oh the horrors of BORE! Some nice photography saves it from being my first choice film of the year turd.....ewll done Radcliffe! 3/10

This film is pure escapism with a surprisingly and mature acting performance by Zac Efron and believeably touching performance from Taylor Schilling who has an uncanny resemblence to Katy Perry. Okay its cheesy and predictable, Boy meets girl and falls in love a bit of trouble from a mean Ex, but it ends with w reunion into the sunset type ending. However what I loved about this movie was the sadness and realness of the story which touch on big issues, such as war, death,grief and loss and destiny. Yes its romantic and I suspect like Sex in the City there will be a gender divide with this one a bit like marmite you'll either love it for the romance and the obvious eye candy appeal of Mr Efron, all buffed up and looking older or you will simply hate it because your girlfriend dragged you along to see it as I'm guessing why whenever a male reviews this film its universially slatted. This is a chick flick which will warm the romantics and get up the noses of the cynics. On balance it was entertaining and a nice bit of cheesy entertainment which in these recessionary times isn't so harmful.

terrible trash -will put even insomniacs to sleep

Another painting by numbers clicheathon where the first cliche is hit in the opening voice over. From then an hour and three quarters of schmaltz follows where every possible cliche in sickly rom coms is hit with all the subtly of a baseball bat over the head. Just when you think the cliches can't become any more blunt the director pours on another layer of sugar coated rubbish. I must stop going to see Sparkes adaptions because it only encourages them. One to miss for all men unless forced by a very insistent partner. A little better than 1 stars but not quite a full 2 stars.

This film is, without a shadow of a doubting thomas, one of the worst films of the last 20 years to hit the big screen. The script is woeful - wafer thin and lacking in quality. There is zero chemistry between the Zack and the gal. However, it was the intrusive music which drove me out of the cinema after less than an hour. I look forward to the reviews of younger reviewers.