Cinema: LUCKY YOU

Directed by Curtis Hanson, At cinemas nationwide, cert 12A.

Directed by Curtis Hanson, At cinemas nationwide, cert 12A.

Poker provides a metaphor for relationships in Curtis Hanson’s po-faced romantic drama, Lucky You.

It follows the story of Huck and Billy, two of life’s losers, who find that Fate has dealt them a decent hand when the Queen of Hearts summons them together.

Huck (Eric Bana) is the Jack of Spades; a career-gambler or a gambling addict, depending on the colour of the ...