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NOLA.com'The Lucky One' Has Plenty of HeartPatch.comZac Efron plays Logan, an Afghanistan war veteran on his third tour, who comes across a picture of a woman who inspires him to search for her, stateside, in "The Lucky One." His search lands him at a kennel in Louisiana owned by Beth (Taylor Schilling) ...In 'The Lucky One,' the Bayou State easily takes over for North CarolinaNOLA.com'The Lucky One': Zac Efron romance unlucky with most criticsLos Angeles Times'The Lucky One' movie review, trailer: Efron, Schilling have real 'Sparks'newjerseynewsroom.comMTV.com -Albany Times Union -Waynesboro Record Heraldall 1,782 news articles »
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Marketing Trucks at a Hollywood PremiereChicago TribuneIf you're thinking about seeing a movie this weekend, you might want consider The Lucky One; not because it's the greatest movie you'll ever see (as near as we can tell, reviews are mixed), but we found out Ram Truck sponsored the movie premiere in ...and more »
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Cinema BlendThink Like A Man And The Lucky One Both Unseat The Hunger Games At Friday Box ...Cinema BlendBut don't count out Zac Efron either-- his movie The Lucky One also overperformed, with $9 million on Friday and an estimated $25 million from the weekend. According to Deadline the CinemaScores for each film show Think Like A Man pulling ahead, ...Box Office Report: 'Think Like a Man' Eyes $30 Mil Debut; 'Lucky One' Also ...Hollywood ReporterBox office update: 'Think Like a Man' dethrones 'The Hunger Games' with $12.2 ...Entertainment WeeklyBox office: 'Think Like A Man' and 'The Lucky One' top 'Hunger Games'Zap2it.com (blog)Movies With Butter (blog) -RopeofSilicon.com (blog) -Box Office Mojoall 23 news articles »
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'The Lucky One,' 'Girls,' 'Think Like A Man' And More Bad Reviews: The Week In ...Huffington PostZac Efron's new Nicholas Sparks flick "The Lucky One" is getting universally panned by critics, while the horror film "The Moth Diaries" is getting "Twilight" comparisons, and not in the good, destined-to-become-a-box-office-smash way.
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Crushable'Lucky One' writer Nicholas Sparks talks about writing books for moviesThe Detroit NewsBy Patricia Sheridan Actress Taylor Schilling, left, and author Nicholas Sparks meet at “The Lucky One” premiere Monday. (Matt Sayles / Associated Press) A prolific writer of love stories, Nicholas Sparks is a favorite of Hollywood studios.The Lucky One would see another movieColumbus Dispatch (blog)The Lucky Ones: 10 Films Re-imagined as Nicholas Sparks AdaptationsCrushableNicholas Sparks on his latest book-to-film, 'The Lucky One'Superior TelegramWWAY NewsChannel 3 -WNCT -New Bern Sun Journalall 152 news articles »
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The Lucky One Movie Review. Beyond The Trailer host Grace Randolph gives you the low-down on The Lucky One, the latest Nicholas Sparks romance movie starring Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling! Then get a review of The Lucky One from audiences fresh from the theater! Sure we get to see Zac Efron shirtless and kissing in the shower, but is this movie helping his acting career? Enjoy The Lucky One hitting theaters in 2012! Beyond The Trailer is associated with YouTube Next Lab.
SILive.comBox Office Preview: 'Think Like a Man' & 'LuckyOne ' go mano-a-manoSILive.com"The Lucky One," the latest adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks love story, are each vying for the most audience affection this weekend, with opening grosses in the high teens. Associated PressIn this film image released by Sony Pictures - Screen Gems, ...Box Office Preview: 'Man' & 'Lucky' go mano-a-manoBoston.comall 76 news articles »
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...commences The Lucky One's full tilt boogie of emotional manipulation. As in 2010's Dear John, the central character in The Lucky One is an gentle soul who, when he's not mowing down insurgents overseas, is busy falling in love on American soil. "Why did I...
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Review Revue: 'The Lucky One,' 'Think Like a Man,' 'Chimpanzee'Wall Street Journal (blog)By WSJ Staff This week at the multiplex, we've got “The Lucky One,” an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel starring Zac Efron; “Think Like a Man,” based on Steve Harvey's relationship advice book; and Disneynature's primate documentary “Chimpanzee,” ...
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Pittsburgh Post GazetteMovie review: 'The Lucky One' lacks romantic electricityPittsburgh Post GazetteBy Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Taylor Schilling and Zac Efron in "The Lucky One." Nicholas Sparks -- Seven of his novels have been turned into movies. He cranks out best-sellers turned into romantic dramas with hot young stars such as ...
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The real lucky ones? Those not forced to see 'The Lucky One'College TimesBy Roger Moore, MCT News Service “The Lucky One” is the edgiest-ever film adaptation of the writings of Nicholas Sparks. Yeah, it has the violence of war, and the heat of near-sex. And profanity! Don't forget the profanity! But it still has the romance ...
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"Lucky One" and "Think Like a Man" vie for box officeChicago TribuneThe question is, will it be the Zac Efron military sudser "The Lucky One," or the ensemble comedy "Think Like a Man"? Both are based on books by authors with devoted followings: Warner Bros.' "Lucky One" on a novel by romance king Nicholas Sparks, ...'The Lucky One' with Zac Efron and 'Think Like A Man' could finally stop 'The ...TheCelebrityCafe.comBox Office Predictions: New Romance 'Lucky' To Dethrone 'Hunger Games'Big HollywoodWho Will Throw The Hunger Games Off?Wall St. Cheat SheetGet The Big Picture (blog) -Contactmusic.comall 14 news articles »
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RopeofSilicon.com (blog)'The Lucky One' Movie Review (2012)RopeofSilicon.com (blog)There are two ways for me to go about reviewing The Lucky One. One is a lay-up, which would be to take aim at every ridiculous moment from the lead character's cross-country Forrest Gump-ing from Colorado to Louisiana, the philosophy quotes and the ...Your Lucky Weekend Avoiding These MoviesThe L MagazineThis Weekend In New York City: The Premiere of The Lucky One (Review)Examiner.comMovies playing in Aiken this weekendAiken Standardall 3 news articles »
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HispanicBusiness.comThe Lucky One would see another movieColumbus Dispatch (blog)The Lucky One, starring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner, is Sparks' latest work to be adapted for the silver screen. Critic Roger Moore was the unlucky one who had to review this movie. "Sparks has been a hot author for Hollywood ever ...Sparks has own lucky oneFort Wayne Journal GazetteNicholas Sparks on his latest book-to-film, 'The Lucky One'Superior TelegramHollywood vs. Real Life: Which Love Story Grabs Your Heart?Huffington Postabc11.com -WNCTall 143 news articles »
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Operation Kino #59: The Lucky One, Chimpanzee, And The Ongoing Segregation Of ...Cinema BlendThis week on Operation Kino we're cuing up the soft focus and the Tim Allen narration as we review both the Zac Efron weepie The Lucky One and the new nature documentary Chimpanzee. From there we launch into a conversation inspired by another of the ...
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...awkwardness. Could be Hicks was only trying to convey Logan’s awkwardness but if that’s the case, he failed. So much for hope. “The Lucky One” once again doesn’t come close to capturing the magic of “The Notebook.” That’s not to say you won’t feel a little...
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.comReview: 'The Lucky One' is an unconvincing romanceCNNIn "The Lucky One," Efron plays Logan, a Marine with three tours of Iraq under his belt. If he's come out alive he owes it to the photograph of a pretty girl he picks up in the rubble one day -- a snapshot that seems like a lucky talisman, ...'The Lucky One': The Reviews Are In!MTV.com'The Lucky One': An Obsessive Chat Between Mike Ryan and Indiewire's Matt SingerHuffington Post (blog)'The Lucky One' is not so luckyThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comABC News (blog) -Kansas City Starall 1,488 news articles »
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...of The Lucky One is just how mature, contained and thoughtful Efron is in the title role. He plays a U.S. Marine who is "the lucky one" because he makes it back alive, with all limbs intact, after three harrowing tours of duty in Iraq. He has seen friends...
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...Hollywood romances are supposed to telegraph and delay the inevitable gratification. But there's also no heat or spark in "The Lucky One," nothing to make us care. Efron and Schilling are both lovely-looking specimens, evenly tanned and absent of any discernible...
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Miami Herald
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...screen, but it is probably one of the most well-rounded of those films. Most of those films are geared toward women, but “The Lucky One” ends up being more of a couple’s movie — one that the two of you can enjoy together. “The Lucky One” is rated PG-13 for...
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...of The Lucky One is just how mature, contained and thoughtful Efron is in the title role. He plays a U.S. Marine who is "the lucky one" because he makes it back alive, with all limbs intact, after three harrowing tours of duty in Iraq. He has seen friends...
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Winnipeg Sun
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...of The Lucky One is just how mature, contained and thoughtful Efron is in the title role. He plays a U.S. Marine who is "the lucky one" because he makes it back alive, with all limbs intact, after three harrowing tours of duty in Iraq. He has seen friends...
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London Free Press
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...by the movie adaptations — “Message in a Bottle,” “Nights in Rodanthe” and “The Notebook” among them — it has inspired. “The Lucky One” is the latest, and it’s among the least. And no, I’m not forgetting the Miley Cyrus melodrama about endangered turtles,...
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Boston.comBox Office Preview: Debuting 'Think Like a Man' and 'The Lucky One' both ...Washington Post”The Lucky One,” the latest adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks love story, are each vying for the most audience affection this weekend, with opening grosses in the high teens. “Think Like a Man” features an eclectic ensemble cast that brings to life ...Box Office Preview: 'Man' & 'Lucky' go mano-a-manoBoston.comall 74 news articles »
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...such are the further mysteries of love, though not of novel-writing. For Efron, who won teenage hearts in High School Musical, The Lucky One is a breakthrough into adult leading roles, which means a bit of stubble and some quasi-steamy love scenes – lots of...
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...through “The Lucky One,” the movie’s pair of glowing lovers consider fate, the future, and the purpose of their lives. “Do you think that life has a plan for you?” young blonde Beth (Taylor Schilling) asks her unshaven Iraq War veteran lover, Logan (Zac Efron)....
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...TAYLOR SCHILLING as Beth and ZAC EFRON as Logan in Warner Bros. PicturesŐ and Village Roadshow PicturesŐ romantic drama ŇTHE LUCKY ONE,Ó a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Zac Efron is certainly one of the prettiest young actors working in film today. His cheekbones...
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Subscribe to Teen.com! bit.ly Teen.com's Pop Wars Dramatic Reading of The Notebook We don't know about you, but we are suckers for a romantic tearjerker (The Notebook, The Last Song, Dear John) and we are beyond excited for The Lucky One with Zac Efron. In honor of Friday's release of The Lucky One, another Nicholas Sparks novel-turned-movie that seems destined to achieve classic status, we challenged Joey, Cat and Meghan to do a dramatic reading of one of the most memorable scenes from The Notebook... in the rain. Check it out above and be sure to catch The Lucky One in theaters April 20! Catch a new episode of Pop Wars on YouTube.com/Teen every Thursday at 2pm PT! Need more now? Check out: www.teen.com Love Teen.com? Be our BFF! Subscribe: bit.ly Facebook: facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Tumblr: Teendotcom.tumblr.com Obsessed with Meghan, Cat, and Joey? Us too. Check out their awesome channels youtube.com youtube.com youtube.com
'Lucky One' starring Zac Efron another Nicholas Sparks feel-good weepermysask.com (press release)The latest of his novels to be brought to life is "The Lucky One," opening Friday, about a shell-shocked marine who returns home after a third tour of duty and credits his survival to a lucky charm he dug out of the dirt in Iraq, a photo of a smiling ...
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AsiaOneMovies: 'The Lucky One' starts at CoverFort Morgan Times"The Lucky One" joins the lineup at the Cover Theatres in Fort Morgan this week. Starring Zac Efron of the "High School Musical" movies, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner, the film is based on the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name.New this week: 'The Lucky One,' 'Chimpanzee'Detroit Free PressMovies playing in Aiken this weekendAiken StandardMovie Review: The Lucky OneAsiaOneTimes Record News -GoErie.com -Amarillo.comall 6 news articles »
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www.theluckyonemovie.com https US Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive—a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm.
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...apart. Until now the best thing that could be said for him is that he has avoided devolving into utter tastelessness. But The Lucky One -- the screenplay adaptation is by Will Fetters -- uses the tragedies of the war in Iraq as cheap fodder and uneasy metaphor,...
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DavidsonNews.net (blog)Spring flowers, 'The Lucky One' on screen, author John WoodDavidsonNews.net (blog)In support of “April is for Arts,” the movie theater has partnered with the Town of Davidson, the Davidson Library and Main Street Books with the opening of “The Lucky One.” This movie is based on a Nicholas Sparks' novel of the same name and will be ...
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THE LUCKY ONE slathers Silver Screen with predictable syrupExaminer.com“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” was one of the worst pictures of last year. Now, THE LUCKY ONE plagues silver screens everywhere. If you've ever read a Harlequin Romance, you're familiar with this movie. It follows every cliché and stereotype of ...
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TIME'The Lucky One,' Based on the Nicholas Sparks NovelNew York Times“Of course they killed someone,” I overheard a young woman say to her friend after a screening of “The Lucky One.” “It's a Nicholas Sparks movie.” And how. This is the seventh of Mr. Sparks's wildly popular novels to reach the screen, ...Review: 'The Lucky One' sticks with the formulaSan Jose Mercury News'The Lucky One' Review: Zac Efron Shines In Film Adaption Of Nicholas Sparks NovelHuffington Post'The Lucky One': Nicholas Sparks extends the blandChicago Tribune (blog)TIME -Kansas City Starall 1,000 news articles »
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Monsters and Critics.comThe Lucky One Los Angeles Premiere PicturesMonsters and Critics.comBy James Wray Apr 19, 2012, 13:28 GMT Taylor Schilling attending The Lucky One Los Angeles premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Photo copyright by David Gabber / PR Photos. Zac Efron attending The Lucky One Los Angeles premiere at ...
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...too well-versed in your shtick. Next time, mix it up more, futz with your famous formula. Then maybe saps like me will be the lucky ones. Rating: PG-13 (some sexuality and violence) Cast: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner, Jay R. Ferguson, Riley Thomas...
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Contra Costa Times
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Review: 'The Lucky One' sticks with the formulaSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Randy Myers In this film image released by Warner Bros, Zac Efron is shown in a scene from "The Lucky One." (AP Photo/Warner Bros.) I was going to email you, then realized -- d'oh -- you're a man of letters. At least that's what I got out of your ...
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...drive a story just because no other elements step up to get the job done, it’s hard not to feel jerked around. The Lucky One, a Nicholas Sparks adaptation directed by Shine’s Scott Hicks, spends the first chunk of its running time using extraordinary circumstances...
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www.theluckyonemovie.com https US Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive—a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm.
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...never get anything authentically satisfying but every once in a while you'll get a whiff of something vaguely pleasing. "The Lucky One," a Warner Bros. release, is rated PG_13 for some sexuality and violence. Running time: 101 minutes. Two and a half stars...
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HispanicBusiness.comNicholas Sparks discusses 'The Lucky One,' luck and moreNaples Daily NewsOpening in theaters on Friday is his story "The Lucky One," starring Zac Efron as a Marine who finds in the rubble a snapshot of a woman and comes to think of it as his lucky charm. After he is discharged, he finds her. Sparks, 46, has been married 23 ...Nicholas Sparks on his latest book-to-film, 'The Lucky One'Superior TelegramSparks' 'Lucky' no melodramaToronto SunWhat makes Nicholas Sparks flyMacleans.caWITN -WECT-TV6 -OzarksFirst.comall 121 news articles »
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Subscribe to TRAILERS: bit.ly Subscribe to COMING SOON: bit.ly The Lucky One Behind the Scenes - Retrospective (2012) Zac Efron Movie HD US Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive-a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm. "Zac Efron" "Nicholas Sparks" "Taylor Schilling" "Jay R. Ferguson" "Blythe Danner" "Scott Hicks" "Will Feters" "Denise DiDovi" "Kevin McCormick" "Scott Hicks" "Will Fetters" "Dear John" "The Notebook" "Romantic movies" movieclips movieclipstrailers movie clips movieclipsDOTcom popuptrailer interview "behind the scenes"
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...Markfield, Warner Bros./The Associated Press Despite a slow-simmer turn by Zac Efron and a lusty one by Taylor Schilling, "The Lucky One" is a pretty shallow adaptation even as Nicholas Sparks stories go.AP Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. Starring Zac...
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National PostBlythe Danner is The Lucky OneVancouver Sun"I had to get over the fact I was in a scene with somebody so iconic," says Efron, who co-stars with Danner in the romantic drama, The Lucky One, which opens April 20. As usual, Danner sloughs off the compliment when she's told about it while promoting ...Cast: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe DannerA.V. Club New YorkBlythe Danner On What She Would Change About Her Parenting (VIDEO)Huffington PostDanner: I don't believe in destinySan Francisco Luxury Newsall 23 news articles »
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Chris Stuckmann reviews The Lucky One, starring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner. Directed by Scott Hicks.

