Directed by Neil Burger ("The Illusionist"), here's a film that one thinks is about Iraq [yawn] but evolves into something fresh and funny. After suffering an injury during a routine patrol, hardened sergeant TK Poole [Michael Pena] is granted a one-month leave to visit his fiancée.
However, when an unexpected blackout cancels all flights out of New York, TK agrees to share a ride to Pittsburgh with two similarly stranded servi ...
The Toronto Film Festival has announced its complete line-up for its two week run in early September. While some big deals will be going down and some big names will hook up, its the big titles that everyone will be talking about and this year seems more jam packed than ever before.
The Gala Schedule includes the Coen Brothers "Burn After Reading", the Keira Knightley period piece "The Duchess", Neil Burger's post-Iraq drama "The Lucky Ones", ...
A timely drama about life in America today, Lionsgate's "The Lucky Ones" stars Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins and Michael Pena as three soldiers on leave trying to make sense of their lives during an unexpected road trip across the United States. A humorous, moving portrayal about the challenges of coming home, "The Lucky Ones" is directed by Neil Burger ("The Illusionist") from a script by Burger and Dirk Wittenborn.