Lucky You

If you want romantic drama that respects your intelligence, Lucky You is available on streaming right now. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 288 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. You will have strong feelings about it by the finale. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Lucky You earns its spot. Lucky You earns its romantic beats rather than assuming them — a rarer quality than it sounds. A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while simultaneously earning the affections of a beautiful Las Vegas singer. Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2007. Romance lives or dies on chemistry, and Lucky You has it in the cast combination that the writers chose to put at the centre of everything. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For anyone who wants romantic drama that respects their intelligence, Lucky You is a strong recommendation. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. The chemistry Eric Bana brings to it is the engine that drives everything. A rarer quality than it sounds — earning the romantic beats rather than assuming them.