The Lucky Ones

Director Neil Burger's road movie The Lucky Ones stars Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, and Michael Peña as three Iraq War veterans who take a road trip together. The trio meet on their way home from overseas with Fred Cheaver (Robbins) finishing his service once and for all, while the other two -- ...more

Some films are like giant murals -- vast canvases full of life's greatest tragedies and triumphs. The Lucky Ones is the opposite of that, a finely observed, gentle work where the slightest shifts in behavior indicate the characters' complex inner lives. The movie opens with TK Poole (Michael Peña) on patrol in Iraq, bragging about his bedroom skills. An explosion injures him, and soon he is sent home for 30 days. On the flight back, he meets two other soldiers also headed home: guitar-toting ...more