Johnpipe I saw this film by chance & this was a happy coincidence - I mean to see it with open eyes & mind. The story is so simple & deeply touching as truth & life are. A very humane hero- the last role of Harry Dean Stanton - together with an extraordinary company of other characters are giving a very profound performance dealing with so delicate matters as fear of death life, friendship & existence with a smile. So glad I did not miss it, I will see it again & again just like reading Tolstoy again & again.

The Couchpotatoes I wouldn't put Lucky in the comedy genre even if you laugh a couple of times. It's more a sad movie then a joyous one. Sad because it's about an old dude with his daily routines, living by himself, and that will die by himself. The story oozes loneliness. It doesn't want you to become old when watching this movie. Lucky, played beautifully by Harry Dean Stanton, lives alone and does the same things over every single day, but he also have an interesting view on the meaning of life and other things. Those are the things that make the movie worth watching. Just don't expect much action or so because there is just no action at all. It's all about Lucky waking up and doing his daily routine, and about Lucky saying what he thinks about things. My uncle was just like that so those were the reasons I had to laugh sometimes. Lucky was worth a watch.

Matt Greene Lucky is a beautiful and soulful note for the late Stanton to go out on. A southern character study about faith and death, that finds honest hope even in the most dire and lonely points of life. Stanton is so good you could easily convince me he isn't acting at all.

Kapten Video Harry Dean Stanton was a venerable character actor with a career spanning over 60 years. He died last September being 91 years old, and "Lucky" is next to last movie that he got to star in.It is a bittersweet story about an old man living alone who's actually is in great health and physical shape despite smoking and drinking alcohol regularly. He spends his time watching TV and just hanging around the little town that he lives in... and at one point starts worrying what exactly happens next.Stanton is joined by wonderful supporting cast, including David Lynch (yes, the man more known as director of weird movies), Ed Begley Jr., Tom Skerritt, Beth Grant, James Darren, Barry Shabaka Henley, Ron Livingston, Hugo Armstrong, Yvonne Huff, et al.The problem with movies about being old is that there's been a number of them recently, most of them not adding anything unique or interesting to the topic.I get it, the population of the developed world is getting older, and naturally many of the actors with it. They still need work to pass the time and find some purpose, but as a movie fan, I find it progressively harder to have enthusiasm for such projects.In other words, "being old" has turned into a genre, and genre movies usually don't have enough personality or originality to justify basically watching the same thing over and over again.That's why I tend to avoid CGI animations, superhero movies, and horror movies for example, even if the specific projects are commercially successful and highly praised by the fans.Maybe I'm just being bored that almost every "old person movie" is about having lost purpose in life and/or rediscovering some of that during the course of the story.I understand that for many, aging really may equal to losing active role in life, and just vegetating till one dies. But it's not the same for everybody, especially if one is a spiritual person and doesn't concentrate on mostly materialistic goals in life.And, really, do we need movies - a powerful means of mass communication - constantly re-affirming that yup, this is what's waiting for us near the end?If the reader was hoping that this rant will lead to stating that "Lucky" was different, then I have to crash one's hopes. It does not actually feel markedly more original or deeper than the usual.What it does have, is a lot of charm, certainly more than the average. There's something instantly inviting about the laid-back atmosphere and simple but thoughtful approach, which consists mainly of a bunch of veteran actors hanging around, doing what they're goot at, talking about nothing at everything at once.Even David Lynch is charismatic to watch, although most of us probably think of him as a director, not actor.The first-time director John Carroll Lynch is actually a venerable character actor who's getting old, too. It would have been cool if he reserved a role for himself as well.The great thing about "Lucky" is that it doesn't overstay its welcome, ending in 88 minutes.Lynch the director has adequately understood that there's not enough content to carry the story longer and higher, so it wouldn't pay to reach for something more epic. It's just a little meditation on mortality, the general atmosphere being in priority, and the movie doesn't need more.I like what Detroit News's critic has written about "Lucky": more than anything, it's a tribute to Stanton, who wore each of his 91 years in the deep crevasses on his long face, in his weathered voice and on his frail frame.That's exactly how the project should be remembered: a moving tribute to the legendary thespian.