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Dominican Rep. Lucky Break
- Original title
- Lucky Break
- Year
- 2001
- Running time
- 110 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy | Prison Drama
- Synopsis
- Something strange is going on at HM Prison Long Rudford. The hard men of B wing are going soft. They're putting on costumes and wigs and taking singing and dancing lessons. They've turned Thesp, for an awfully amateur production of the prison governor's musical, Nelson - The Musical. But all is not what is seems. Behind the theatrical posturing lies an elaborate escape plan. Ringleaders Jimmy and Rudy have come up with what they consider a watertight scheme to coast their way to freedom. But all is not plain sailing when a romance blossoms between Jimmy and his co star Annabel Sweep, the beautiful Prisoner Support officer, and Head of Prison Security Perry smells something fishy. Will it be curtains for Jimmy and his gang, or will they pull off the performance of their lives? And for Jimmy, will the choice be love or liberty?
- Awards
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2001: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Nominated for Best Actor (Spall)
- Critics' reviews
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"Apart from the deja vu all over again, Lucky Break is no worse a film than "Breaking Out," and "Breaking Out" was utterly charming."
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"A minor comedy, though a major delight."
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"It's what the Brits themselves might call fair to middling."
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"There is not much here that comes as a blinding plot revelation, but the movie has a raffish charm and good-hearted characters"
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"Cattaneo proceeds gamely, though without much spark, through this familiar fare, but at least Nesbitt, with his sly, oddball charm, is fun to watch."
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"Lightly reflective and consistently entertaining, Lucky Break is an easy-to-take diversion."
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"Isn't quite funny enough to make it as a comedy, or touching enough to make it as a romance. It's a pleasant effort that doesn't hit any of its targets."
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