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Year
1939
Runtime
82 min.
Director
Norman Taurog
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Rating *
6.0
Votes *
198
Checks
47
Favs
6
Dislikes
0
Favs/checks
12.8% (1:8)
Favs/dislikes
6:0
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    Siskoid

    Lucky Night is pointless fluff, but when it comes to Myrna Loy, I don't really care. She's a delight. Robert Taylor's easy charm makes his bohemian gambler is a good match to her heiress who wants to make it on her own. The first act does everything to signal a fun '30s comedy, with Loy acting as a surprise lucky charm to Taylor, and off they go, whisking each other off their feet with smart patter and crazy situations. After that though, the film turns into a mild drama that contrasts domesticity and adventure, and how to reconcile the two - i.e. what got you into the relationship in the first place vs. what it's become. That's no terrible ambition for a film, but I don't think we buy Loy's switch from heiress to working woman living with little means to penny-pinching housewife. I was singing Pulp's Common People almost all the way through, and then comes a resolution that's all too pat. Lucky Night is fun for a while, and here and there after that, but it doesn't know what it's trying to say, if anything, so it mostly coasts on the talents and charm of its two leads. 4 years 8 months ago
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